English adjective: retarded | |||
1. | retarded relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development | ||
Samples | Providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded. | ||
Similar | backward, cretinous, delayed, dim-witted, feebleminded, half-witted, idiotic, imbecile, imbecilic, moronic, simple, simple-minded, slow-witted | ||
See also | stupid, unintelligent | ||
Antonyms | precocious | ||
English noun: retarded | |||
1. | retarded (group) people collectively who are mentally retarded | ||
Samples | He started a school for the retarded. | ||
Synonyms | developmentally challenged, mentally retarded | ||
Broader (hypernym) | people | ||