What are some opposite words for precocious?
Antonyms for precocious
prɪˈkoʊ ʃəspre·co·cious
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precociousadjective
Antonyms:
serotinousprecociousadjective
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serotinousprecociousadjective
The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.
Antonyms:
serotinous
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
precocious
Antonyms:
tardy, backward, slow-growing, crudeSynonyms:
premature, predeveloped, overforward
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Princeton's WordNet
precociousadjective
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
"a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"
Antonyms:
half-witted, slow-witted, simple-minded, simple, moronic, later(a), idiotic, imbecile, imbecilic, dim-witted, late, feebleminded, retarded, delayed, cretinous, backwardprecociousadjective
appearing or developing early
"precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
Antonyms:
moronic, imbecilic, cretinous, simple, feebleminded, retarded, half-witted, imbecile, slow-witted, backward, late, dim-witted, delayed, later(a), simple-minded, idiotic
Editors Contribution
serotinous
mature beyond one/its age
Submitted by acronimous on October 7, 2014
How to use precocious in a sentence?
I told a true story about a fire I had in my house, he went in, he got the paintings out. And then, just to be precocious, I said at the end of this little thing I was doing, Oh, and then I fired him.
Mozart was so precocious that, at the age of 35, he was already dead!
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. manufactures and markets Supprelin® LA for the treatment of children with central precocious puberty (CPP), vantas®, indicated for the palliative treatment of advanced prostate cancer, was discontinued due to manufacturing issues and has not been a promoted product for more than five years.
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