Synonyms for retarded
rɪˈtɑr dɪdre·tard·ed

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1. mentally retarded, retarded, developmentally challengedadjective

   people collectively who are mentally retarded

   "he started a school for the retarded"

   Synonyms:
   mentally retarded, developmentally challenged

   Antonyms:
   precocious, advanced

2. retardedadjective

   relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development

   "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

   Antonyms:
   precocious, advanced

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1. List of paraphrases for "retarded":

   delayed, retard, stupid, dumb, mentally-handicapped, moronic, castrated, overdue

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1. David Sabatini:

   Was my lab kind of freewheeling and fun? Yes, you know, was the word retarded used sometimes, yes. That there was sort of outright sexism to people, no, and I certainly wouldn’t have tolerated that if that was the case so I do resist certainly a locker room atmosphere – I resist that characterization. Was it light and banter-full and people joked around and made fun of each other sometimes, yes, but in a very mutual kind of way.

2. Albert Watkins:

   A lot of these defendants — and I’m going to use this colloquial term, perhaps disrespectfully — but they’re all fu----- short-bus people. These are people with brain damage, they’re fu----- retarded, they’re on the god---- spectrum, but they’re our brothers, our sisters, our neighbors, our coworkers — they’re part of our country.

3. David Cohen:

   Society after World War II discovered a new passion to solve social problems and include the excluded, and all sorts of institutions( including orphanages, institutions for mentally retarded persons, homes for unwed mothers, youth detention centers, etc.) were phased out, with their residents often in effect kicked out from where they had lived for years.

4. This Is Spinal Tap:

   Marty This tasteless cover is a good indication of the lack of musical invention within. The musical growth of this band cannot even be charted. They are treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry.

5. Donald Trump:

   This guy is mentally retarded. He's this dumb Southerner.