1. (noun) deceleration, slowing, retardation
a decrease in rate of change
Synonyms: slowness, subnormality, slowing, slowdown, mental retardation, retardant, backwardness, lag, deceleration, retardent, retardation
2. (noun) retardation
the extent to which something is delayed or held back
Synonyms: slowness, subnormality, slowing, slowdown, mental retardation, retardant, backwardness, lag, deceleration, retardent
3. (noun) retardant, retardent, retardation
any agent that retards or delays or hinders
Synonyms: slowness, subnormality, slowing, slowdown, mental retardation, retardant, backwardness, lag, deceleration, retardent, retardation
4. (noun) retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Synonyms: lag, retardant, deliberation, slowing, backwardness, slowdown, deceleration, deliberateness, ineptness, retardation, mental retardation, clumsiness, unhurriedness, retardent, subnormality, awkwardness, maladroitness, slowness, ineptitude
5. (noun) slowdown, lag, retardation
the act of slowing down or falling behind
Synonyms: slowness, meantime, backwardness, retardent, subnormality, interim, slowdown, retardant, mental retardation, slowing, meanwhile, lag, deceleration, stave, retardation
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