Definition for Retardation:

• The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; - opposed to acceleration.

Synonyms for Retardation:

• n.

  •
  • obstacle,
  • hindrance.
  •
  • insanity.
  •
  • time,
  • help.
  •backwardness (noun)
  • mental deficiency,
  • abnormality,
  • idiocies,
  • mental retardation,
  • Mental Deficiencies.
  •deceleration (noun)
  • deceleration.
  •delay (noun)
  • jam,
  • bind.
  •resistance (noun)
  • contention,
  • fight,
  • Withstanding,
  • support,
  • protection,
  • warding off,
  • shield,
  • impedance,
  • Insusceptibility,
  • friction,
  • imperviousness,
  • Renitence,
  • refusal,
  • impeding,
  • struggle,
  • impedances,
  • watch,
  • rebuff,
  • safeguard,
  • stand,
  • combat,
  • battle,
  • counteraction,
  • protecting,
  • intransigence,
  • striking back,
  • cover,
  • halting,
  • Renitency,
  • defiance,
  • screen,
  • Parrying.
  •retardant (noun)
  • retardant.
  •retardation (noun)
  • discontinuation,
  • lag,
  • stop,
  • interval,
  • detention,
  • stay,
  • problem,
  • dawdling,
  • lingering,
  • suspension,
  • subnormality,
  • holding pattern,
  • tie-up,
  • moratorium,
  • reprieve,
  • postponement,
  • Loitering,
  • slowness,
  • stall,
  • holding,
  • adjournment,
  • retardent,
  • setback,
  • putting off,
  • downtime,
  • Tarrying,
  • filibuster,
  • wait,
  • check,
  • slowing,
  • remission.
  •slowdown (noun)
  • drop,
  • downturn,
  • slack,
  • strike,
  • drop-off,
  • decline,
  • inactivity,
  • slow-up,
  • falloff,
  • slow up,
  • slackening,
  • decelerations,
  • freeze,
  • downtrend,
  • stagnation,
  • slowup.
  •slowness (noun)
  • lethargy,
  • plodding,
  • sluggishness,
  • leisureliness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Detainment.
  •
  • imbecility,
  • paralysis,
  • idiocy,
  • wall,
  • discouragement,
  • holdup.
  •
  • frustration,
  • interruption,
  • resistance.
  •
  • obstruction,
  • sabotage,
  • stoppage.
  •stoppage
  • prevention.

Paraphrases for Retardation:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    backwardness, under-development.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    retard.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    retard.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    deceleration, lag, lags, slowdown, behind, downturn, disadvantage, postponement, infirmity.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    delay, Delays.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    underdevelopment, tardiness, lateness, backlog, slippage, Delaying, stunting, delay.

Antonyms for Retardation:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    quickening, hastening.

Retardation Sentence Examples:

• The retardation should always be prepared by the leading - tone.

• I name first this matter of retardation of which I have already spoken.

Homophones for Retardation:

• radio radiation, radar dome, rotterdam, reiteration, ride herd on.

Hyponym for Retardation:

• n.

  • time
    hold, delay, wait, postponement, time lag.