underdeveloped

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adjective

immature and not fully developed

Similar
developingnonindustrialimmature
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Meanings

adjectiveunderdeveloped (comparative more underdeveloped, superlative most underdeveloped)

comparative more underdeveloped · superlative most underdeveloped

  1. immature and not fully developed
  2. having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  3. artsof a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of underdevelop

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

Similar
developingnonindustrial

adjectivenot yet fully developed

Similar
immature
Also see
developingnonindustrialyoung

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُتَخَلِّف
  • مُتَخَلِّف (mutaḵallif)having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Bulgarian недоразвит, недопроявен
  • недоразвит (nedorazvit)immature and not fully developed
  • недопроявен (nedoprojaven)of a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed
Danish underudviklet
  • underudviklethaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Finnish takapajuinen
  • takapajuinenimmature and not fully developed
French sous-développé
  • sous-développéhaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
German unterentwickelt
  • unterentwickelthaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Hebrew נֶחֱשָׁל
  • נֶחֱשָׁל (neẖshál)having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Irish foréalta
  • foréaltaof a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed
Italian sottosviluppato
  • sottosviluppatohaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Norwegian Bokmål underutviklet, underutvikla
  • underutviklethaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  • underutviklahaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Polish niedorozwinięty, zacofany
  • niedorozwiniętyimmature and not fully developed
  • zacofanyimmature and not fully developed
  • niedorozwiniętyhaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  • niedorobionyof a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed
Portuguese subdesenvolvido
  • subdesenvolvidohaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Spanish subdesarrollado
  • subdesarrolladohaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Swedish underutvecklad
  • underutveckladhaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Tagalog dipaunlad, malaunlad
  • dipaunladhaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  • malaunladhaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Turkish az gelişmiş, az gelişmiş
  • az gelişmişimmature and not fully developed
  • az gelişmişhaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  • geri kalmışhaving a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
Ukrainian недорозви́нений
  • недорозви́нений (nedorozvýnenyj)immature and not fully developed
Cite this entry
APA

underdeveloped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdeveloped

MLA

“underdeveloped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdeveloped. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdeveloped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdeveloped.

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