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Underdeveloped

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Underdeveloped is an adjective meaning immature and not fully developed.

Meaning

immature and not fully developed.

More Meanings

  1. having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  2. (photography) of a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed
  3. simple past and past participle of underdevelop

Synonyms for underdeveloped

Depending on context, synonyms include flat, immature, developing, nonindustrial.

flatimmaturedevelopingnonindustrial

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nonindustrial, immature, developing, flat, insufficient, insufficiency.

nonindustrialimmaturedevelopingflatinsufficientinsufficiencyinadequatedeficientdisadvantagedweakuntappedundevelopedretardeddepressedlaggingoutdatedbackwardnessretrogressivebackwardadvanced

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