Synonyms for retarder
Most common
inhibitor bottleneck retardant limiter
All synonyms
Noun
1. Retardant — something which retards or slows
retardant, inhibitor, limiter, bottleneck
Definitions
- n. 1
Something which retards or slows.
The substance acted as a retarder to the chemical reaction because it radically changed the pH.
Related words
- Phrases
- vapor retarder
Forms
- Plural
- retarders → retardants, inhibitors, limiters, bottlenecks…
Example sentences
- inhibitor Having these STD pamphlets strewn here on the coffee table sure is an inhibitor.
- bottleneck Ashkenazim experienced a population bottleneck around 700 years ago.
- limiter You can adjust the temperature limiter.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| retarder | falling | |
| inhibitor | steady | |
| bottleneck | rising | |
| retardant | falling | |
| limiter | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- limiter
- 9 letters
- inhibitor4, retardant3
- 10 letters
- bottleneck3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inhibitor4 = 4 syllables).