backwardness [noun]

Definition of backwardness:

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Synonyms of backwardness:

● Mental retardation

● Retardation

● Slowness

● Subnormality

● Backlog

● Delay

● Arrearage

● Late

● Reserve


Opposite/Antonyms of backwardness:

● Alacrity

● Boldness

● Acceleration

● Adeptness

● Adroitness

● Ambition

● Aplomb


Sentence/Example of backwardness:

The twenty-dollar gift may allow him to slough off the backwardness of the Old World.