Antonyms of retardation from BoostVocab

retardation

/,ritɑr'deɪʃən/

noun
any agent that retards or delays or hinders
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retardant retardent

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agent
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lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
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backwardness mental retardation slowness subnormality

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stupidity
noun
a decrease in rate of change
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deceleration slowing

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modification alteration change
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the act of slowing down or falling behind
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lag slowdown

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holdup delay
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the extent to which something is delayed or held back
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hold time lag wait postponement delay

Antonyms of retardation

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