Vocabulary
Retard
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
delay or hold back in terms of progress or development.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Despite the fact that these sanctions proved to be counterproductive, last month the US tightened restrictions on exports of advanced computer chips to retard China`s efforts to develop artificial intelligence.
- Good macroeconomic policies fuel this process, and bad policies retard or slow it down, undermining the process of economic development.
- Prolonging the existing tax regime will continue to retard our economic transformation. The wnter is a former deputy govemor of the State Bank of Pakistan.
- Good macroeconomic policies fuel this process, and bad policies retard or slow it down, undermining the process of economic development.
- Prolonging the existing tax regime will continue to retard our economic transformation. The wnter is a former deputy govemor of the State Bank of Pakistan.
Synonyms
delay, slow down, slow up, hold back, set back, keep back, hold up, postpone
Antonyms
accelerate, expedite
Curator example
“our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties”
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