Synonyms for backwardness
Most common
retardation slowness subnormality repugnance disinclination modesty
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Slowness
slowness, retardation, subnormality, mental retardation dated
2. Disinclination — reluctance
disinclination, repugnance, reluctance, indisposition, aversion, hesitation, unwillingness
Definitions
- n. 1
Reluctance.
- n. 2
The state of being backward.
Forms
- Plural
- backwardnesses → slownesses, retardations, subnormalities, disinclinations…
Example sentences
- slowness My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.
- repugnance I cannot overcome my repugnance to eating snails.
- modesty Does modesty prevent you from seeing my naked blade?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| backwardness | falling | |
| retardation | falling | |
| slowness | steady | |
| subnormality | falling | |
| repugnance | steady | |
| disinclination | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- reserve2, modesty3
- 8 letters
- aversion3, slowness2
- 10 letters
- hesitation4, reluctance3, repugnance
- 11 letters
- retardation4
- 12 letters
- subnormality
- 13 letters
- unwillingness4, indisposition
- 14 letters
- disinclination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reserve2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- arriération