What it means
- (verb) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress “retard the march of an army”
- (verb) To put off; to postpone. “to retard a rupture between nations”
- (verb) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
- (verb) To decelerate; to slow down.
- (verb) To stay back.
- (adjective) Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.
- (adjective) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.
- (adjective) Specifically, having an IQ below 70.
- (adjective) Extremely stupid.
- (adjective) Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation.
Letter analysis
- Retarded contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
Sub-words
- retread
- darted
- deader
- dearer
- reader
- reared
- redder
- reread
- retard
- tarred
- teared
- traded
- trader
- adder
- dared
- dated
- deter
- dread
- eater
- erred
- rared
- rated
- tared
- trade
- tread
- treed
- dare
- dart
- date
- dead
- dear
- deed
- deer
- rare
- rate
- read
- rear
- reed
- tare
- tear
- teed
- tree
- add
- are
- art
- ate
- dad
- ear
- eat
- era
- ere
- err
- eta
- rat
- red
- rte
- tad
- tar
- tea
Related words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with RET
- retail
- retailed
- retailer
- retailers
- retailing
- retails
- retain
- retained
- retainer
- retainers
- retaining
- retains
- retake
- retaken
- retakes
- retaking
- retaliate
- retaliated
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Words ending with DED
Common questions
What does Retarded mean?
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress
How many letters are in Retarded?
Retarded has 8 letters.
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