retard
I
(delay) verb
check, countercheck, defer, detain, ease off, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, procrastinate, stall, stem
II
(obstruct) verb
arrest, bar, block, check, clog, condemn, constrict, control, cramp, curb, debar, diminish, disadvantage, discontinue, encumber, entrammel, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interpose, interrupt, occlude, preclude, prevent, thwart, trammel, withstand
III
(slow up) verb
brake, check, crawl, dawdle, decelerate, hamper, hinder, inhibit, interfere, linger, move slowly, slow down
IV
index
bar (hinder), block, check (restrain), clog, condemn (ban), constrict (inhibit), control (restrain), curb, debar, defer (put off), delay, diminish, disadvantage, discontinue (break continuity), encumber (hinder), enjoin, foil, hamper, hinder, hold up (delay), impede, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, keep (restrain), obstruct, occlude, preclude, prevent, procrastinate, protract (prolong), stall, stem (check), thwart, trammel, withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006