retardation
Definitions
Noun
- A decrease in rate of change
- The extent to which something is delayed or held back
- Any agent that retards or delays or hinders
- Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
- The act of slowing down or falling behind
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | radiation | 4 | 97 |
| 2 | preparation | 4 | 54 |
| 3 | registration | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | separation | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | preparations | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | restoration | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | starvation | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | retaliation | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | retraction | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | reparation | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | retarding | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | reparations | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | reiteration | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | retardant | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | predation | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | gradation | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | restorations | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | repatriation | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | retrain | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | reardon | 2 | 0 |
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Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 58
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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