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Synonyms for mentally retarded

  • adjective

Most common

mentally challenged intellectually disabled half-witted crack brained

All synonyms

Adjective

simple, special, mentally challenged, half-witted, crack brained, intellectually disabled, retarded vulgar

Antonyms

bright, whip-smart, quick-witted

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    intellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors (which means having problems with basic functional skills that affect everyday, general living).

By length

6 letters
simple2
7 letters
special2
8 letters
retarded3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (simple2 = 2 syllables).