Belated and Retarded

Belated

Belated adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.

Retarded and belated are semantically related In some cases you can use "Retarded" instead an adjective "Belated".

Nearby Word: belatedly

Retarded

Retarded adjective - Relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development.

Belated and retarded are semantically related in time topic. You can use "Belated" instead an adjective "Retarded".

Nearby Words: retardation, retarding
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