The Meaning of retard

• (v. t.) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate.
• (v. t.) To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.
• (v. i.) To stay back.
• (n.) Retardation; delay.

Synonyms

idiot , imbecile , cretin , moron , changeling , half-wit , check , delay , decelerate , slow , slow down , slow up

Antonyms

accelerate

Rhymes

alard , archard , ard , avant-garde , backyard , bard , barde , barnard , barnyard , barred , beauregard , bedard , belgard , bellard , benard , bernard , berrard , bevard , billard , blowhard , blvd , boatyard , bodyguard , boilard , bolyard , bombard , bossard , bouchard , bouffard , boulevard , bovard , bozard , brickyard , brossard , bunyard , burchard , burnard , buzard , byard , canard , card , chard , charred , chouinard , churchyard , courtyard , deckard , denard , dennard , dewaard , diehard , dillard , disbarred , discard , disregard , dockyard , eckard , eckhard , ekkehard , farmyard , gabbard , gallard , garard , gard , garde , gaspard , gerard , gerhard , giard , gibbard , girard , giscard , godard , gossard , graveyard , guard , guerard , guichard , hard , hildegarde , hypercard , icard , jarrard , jarred , junkyard , lard , lazard , leotard , lifeguard , lumberyard , maillard , marquard , marred , mccard , menard , nard , parde , picard , pickard , postcard , regard , renard , rennard , revard , ricard , rocard , safeguard , scarred , schoolyard , scorecard , shard , shipyard , sparred , stockyard , suchard , tarred , vanguard , wildcard , willyard , yard , yarde