underpopulated

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adjective

Having an insufficient population for economic viability

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inhabited
OriginEnglish populated ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunderpopulated (comparative more underpopulated, superlative most underpopulated)

comparative more underpopulated · superlative most underpopulated

  1. Having an insufficient population for economic viability

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a lower population density than normal or desirable

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inhabited

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishpopulated
  13. Englishunderpopulated

From under- + populated.

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Translations

Bulgarian рядко населен
  • рядко населен (rjadko naselen)Translations
Dutch onderbevolkt
  • onderbevolktTranslations
Swedish underbefolkad
  • underbefolkadTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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