| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slow in growth |
Synonyms: |
arrested, behind, checked, delayed, dense, dull, feeble-minded, imbecile, late, moronic, stupid, subnormal, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped |
Antonyms: |
developing, fast, intelligent, smart |
| Main Entry: | defective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken, not working |
Synonyms: |
abnormal, amiss, blemished, damaged, deficient, faulty, flawed, impaired, imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, injured, insufficient, lacking, on the bum, out of order, poor, seconds, sick, subnormal, unfinished, unhealthy, unsound, wanting |
| Notes: | defective means having a defect or fault, while deficient means inadequate or lacking in amount or degree |
Antonyms: |
excellent, faultless, flawless, perfect, unbroken |
| Main Entry: | poor |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deficient, inadequate |
Synonyms: |
base, below par, common, contemptible, crude, diminutive, dwarfed, exiguous, faulty, feeble, humble, imperfect, incomplete, inferior, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, low-grade, lowly, meager, mean, mediocre, miserable, modest, niggardly, ordinary, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, plain, reduced, rotten, scanty, second-rate, shabby, shoddy, skimpy, slight, sorry*, sparse, subnormal, subpar, substandard, trifling, trivial, unsatisfactory, valueless, weak, worthless |
Antonyms: |
adequate, sufficient, superior |
| Main Entry: | subordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lesser, supplementary |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary, baser, below par, collateral, contributory, dependent, inferior, insignificant, junior, low, lower, minor, paltry, satellite, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, sub, subaltern, subalternate, subject, submissive, subnormal, subservient, subsidiary, substract, tributary, under, underaverage, unequal |
Antonyms: |
chief, important, major, necessary, superior, vital |
| Main Entry: | retarded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited |
Synonyms: |
backward, birdbrained, defective, dim, dim-witted, dopey, dull, dumbbell, dumbo, dumdum, dummy, exceptional, feeble-minded, gorked, half-witted, held back, imbecile, lamebrained, mentally defective, moronic, numbskull, opaque, pinhead, retardo, sappy, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted, stupid, subnormal, touched, underachieving, weak, yo-yo |
| Main Entry: | lagging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | backward |
Synonyms: |
arrested, behind, checked, delayed, dense, dull, feeble-minded, imbecile, late, moronic, stupid*, subnormal, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped |
| Main Entry: | simple-minded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | backward |
Synonyms: |
arrested, behind, checked, delayed, dense, dull, feeble-minded, imbecile, late, moronic, simple, slow, slow-witted, stupid*, subnormal, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped |
| Main Entry: | unprogressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | with outdated ideas |
Synonyms: |
arrested, backward, behind, checked, conservative, delayed, dense, dull, feeble-minded, imbecile, late, moronic, reactionary, stupid*, subnormal, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped |