Meanings
regarded1
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of regard
regarded2
comparative more regarded · superlative most regarded
- InterneteuphemisticFilter-avoidance spelling of retarded.
Statists are very regarded
2022 September 4, @DevotoBTC, Twitter4 more examples
Don't listen to them they're regarded
2019 June 22, u/MichaelT359, “One of the trainers at my gym has scared me from starting leg workouts. Is it too soon?”, in Reddit, r/FitnessCan the mods step up and remove these garbage "pls gib MG2 discord :)" posts? Every other post to this subreddit is literally that, and it's getting kinda regarded.
2022 November 27, u/UniqueCod69, “Go find the MG2 Discord elsewhere.”, in Reddit, r/mapleservers45k as a certified electrician? Where, rural Africa? I work in Indiana, get paid less than I would at most places, and still make way more than that. OP is regarded.
2022 December 29, u/enoughfuckery, “anon is an electrician”, in Reddit, r/4chanHe makes it hard to be a bull right now. For the first and probably only time, I hope and think maybe he's right 👀. Or I'm regarded and now we will see a huge bear market.
2023 May 3, @madiguz7, Twitter
Origin
regarded · verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →regarded · adjective
Popularized on Reddit beginning around 2022 in response to increasing censorship of the words retard and retarded.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
regarded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regarded
“regarded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regarded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regarded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regarded.
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