Synonyms for mental retardation

Most common

retardation · slowness · backwardness · subnormality · intellectual disability · idiocy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Synonym of intellectual disability.

Example sentences

• slowness My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.
• backwardness The backwardness of that country is well known.
• idiocy If you can't impress them with skill, impress them with idiocy.

By length

6 letters

idiocy⁴

8 letters

slowness²

11 letters

retardation⁴

12 letters

backwardness³, subnormality

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idiocy⁴ = 4 syllables).