RETARDATIONS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word retardations. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RETARDATIONS
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backwardness | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | ||||||||
deceleration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a decrease in rate of change • (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity • the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed | ||||||||
lag | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of slowing down or falling behind • the time between one event, process, or period and another • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket verb • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail • throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins • cover with lagging to prevent heat loss | ||||||||
retardant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any agent that retards or delays or hinders | ||||||||
retardent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • any agent that retards or delays or hinders | ||||||||
slowdown | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of slowing down or falling behind | ||||||||
slowing | verbv | |||||||
noun • a decrease in rate of change | ||||||||
slowness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | ||||||||
subnormality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence) • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | ||||||||
mental retardation | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities |