regarded

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UK/ɹɪˈɡɑː.dəd/US/ɹɪˈɡɑɹ.dəd/US/-dɪd/

adjective

Filter-avoidance spelling of retarded.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

regarded1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of regard

regarded2

adjectiveregarded (comparative more regarded, superlative most regarded)

comparative more regarded · superlative most regarded

  1. InterneteuphemisticFilter-avoidance spelling of retarded.

    Statists are very regarded

    2022 September 4, @DevotoBTC, Twitter
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    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/Fitness

    Can 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/mapleservers

    45k 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/4chan

    He 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.

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regarded · adjective

Popularized on Reddit beginning around 2022 in response to increasing censorship of the words retard and retarded.

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APA

regarded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regarded

MLA

“regarded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regarded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regarded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regarded.

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