Synonyms of retardant

retardant

adjective

as in blocking

Related Words

• blocking
• hampering
• hindering
• impeding
• neutralizing
• frustrating
• baffling
• stalling
• prophylactic
• negating
• deterrent
• nullifying
• foiling
• thwarting
• preventative
• preventive
• precautionary
• deterring
• balking

Dissimilar Words

• assisting
• aiding
• facilitating
• smoothing
• nurturing
• abetting
• promoting
• encouraging
• fostering
• forwarding
• easing
• furthering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retardant

Aircraft were able to complete some retardant drops at Benchmark and Glade Ranch on Sunday before high winds forced them to stop. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Hillsides are colored a rusty red from desperate retardant drops. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

That June, an air tanker was dropping retardant in California when its wings folded upward, like a bird in flight, and detached. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026

On top of a hill with a view of the canyon off Olinda Drive, about a dozen firefighters trained their eyes on the wildfire as helicopter after helicopter dropped water and large tanker planes made retardant drops. — Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026