Retard

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:7 pts6 letters

Definition of Retard

noun

Retardation; delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person with mental retardation.
"The retard in our class needs special help."
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.

verb

To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress
"retard the march of an army"
To put off; to postpone.
"to retard a rupture between nations"
To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
To decelerate; to slow down.
To stay back.

Anagrams of Retard

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 6 letters:

darter tarred trader

Words You Can Make

44 words can be made from the letters in "retard":

6-LETTER WORDS

darter tarred trader

5-LETTER WORDS

darer dater derat drear rared rated rater tared tarre terra trade tread

4-LETTER WORDS

dare dart date dear drat rare rate read rear tare tear trad

3-LETTER WORDS

are art ate ear eat era err eta rad rat red ret tad tae tar+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "retard" and rearranging:

+eretread treader

+fdrafter redraft

+itardier tarried

+sdarters retards starred traders

Related Word Patterns

RE...Words starting with "re"...RDWords ending with "rd"All 6-letter words Unscramble "retard"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

idiotimbecilelearning difficultiesmental deficientmoronretardedtarddelayhold-upretardationdecelerateslowslow downslow uphinder

ANTONYMS

acceleratespeedspeed upcome forward

Rhyming Words

aboard aboveboard absurd accord afeard afford afterward afterword airward antibillboard astarboard award awkward backboard backsword+5 more

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