Backwardness
Backwardness noun - Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities.
Repression and backwardness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repression" instead a noun "Backwardness".
Nearby Word: backward
Repression
Repression noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Backwardness and repression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backwardness" instead a noun "Repression".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reservation and backwardness
- reservation and repression
- control and backwardness
- control and repression
- reserve and backwardness
- reserve and repression
- distance and backwardness
- distance and repression
- restraint and backwardness
- restraint and repression
- aloofness and backwardness
- aloofness and repression
- silence and backwardness
- silence and repression
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Repression and Backwardness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwardness/repression
Backwardness & Repression. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwardness/repression>.
Repression or Backwardness. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwardness/repression.
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