Held up
Retarded
Retarded adjective - Relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development.
Held up and retarded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held up" instead an adjective "Retarded".
Nearby Words: retardation, retarding
Mutual synonyms
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Retarded and Held up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/held_up/retarded
Held up & Retarded. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/held_up/retarded>.
Retarded or Held up. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/held_up/retarded.
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