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What is the difference between retard and slow?

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Slow is a synonym of retard.



In transitive terms the difference between retard and slow

is that retard is to put off; to postpone while slow is to keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

In intransitive terms the difference between retard and slow

is that retard is to decelerate; to slow down while slow is to become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

As an adjective slow is

taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.

As an adverb slow is

slowly.

retard

English

(wikipedia retard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Retardation; delay.
  • (slang, offensive) A person with mental retardation.
    • Do all retards have a low I.Q.?
  • (slang, offensive) A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.

    • Synonyms

    * (retardation) delay, hold-up, retardation * (person with mental retardation) idiot, tard (offensive), imbecile (disused medical term), mental deficient (legal term), moron (disused medical term), person with learning difficulties * (stupid person) See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder
    • retard the march of an army
    retard the motion of a ship
  • To put off; to postpone.
    • to retard the attacks of old age
    to retard a rupture between nations
  • (obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
  • To decelerate; to slow down.
  • (obsolete) To stay back.
    • (Sir Thomas Browne)

    Synonyms

    * decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down * (postpone) postpone, put off * (stay back) hang back, stay back

    Antonyms

    * accelerate, speed, speed up * (postpone) * (stay back) come forward

    Derived terms

    * retarded

    References

    * IQ Basics, including formerly used medical terms for people with very low IQs

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ----

    slow

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
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  • Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
  • * (John Milton)
    • These changes in the heavens, though slow , produced / Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.
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  • Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
  • Not hasty; not precipitate; lacking in promptness; acting with deliberation.
  • * The Bible, Prov. xiv. 29
    • He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.
  • (of a clock or the like) Behind]] in time; indicating a time [[early, earlier than the true time.
  • Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
  • (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * (taking a long time to move a short distance) deliberate; moderate * (not happening in a short time) gradual * (of reduced intellectual capacity) dull-witted * (acting with deliberation) dilatory, inactive, tardy, slothful, sluggish * (lacking spirit) boring, dull

    Antonyms

    * (taking a long time to move a short distance) fast, quick, rapid, swift * (of reduced intellectual capacity) prompt, quick * (acting with deliberation) hasty, precipitate, prompt * (lacking spirit) brisk, lively

    Derived terms

    * slow motion, slo-mo * slow-belly * slow burn * slowish * slowly * slow march * slowness * slowpoke

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
  • To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
  • To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
  • * '>citation
    • After about a minute, the creek bed vomited the debris into a gently sloped meadow. Saugstad felt the snow slow and tried to keep her hands in front of her.

    Synonyms

    * (keep from going quickly) delay, hinder, retard * (become slow) decelerate, slacken

    Derived terms

    * slower * slow up * slow down

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
  • (music) A slow song.

    • Adverb

    (er)
  • Slowly.
    • That clock is running slow .
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let him have time to mark how slow time goes / In time of sorrow.

    Anagrams

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