retarded

/ɹɪtˈɑɹdɪd/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development
   “providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded”

noun

1. people collectively who are mentally retarded
   “he started a school for the retarded”

Synonyms for retarded

• backward
• imbecile
• moronic
• cretinous
• delayed
• dim-witted
• mentally retarded
• developmentally challenged

Antonyms of retarded

• precocious

Words that rhyme with retarded

• unguarded
• discarded
• disregarded
• bombarded
• carded
• larded
• regarded
• safeguarded