Synonyms: idiot, imbecile, half-wit, moron, retard, cretin, changeling
Definition: a person of subnormal intelligence
Synonyms: retard
Definition: cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
Usage: This drug will retard your heart rate
Synonyms: retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decelerate
Definition: lose velocity; move more slowly
Usage: The car decelerated
Similar words: fall, lessen, diminish, decrease
Definition: decrease in size, extent, or range
Usage: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper
Synonyms: delay, retard, check
Definition: slow the growth or development of
Usage: The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: retard
Definition: be delayed
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer