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View definitions for under-developed

under-developed

adjective as in underdeveloped

adjective as in underdeveloped

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adjective as in unformed

adjective as in underdeveloped

adjective as in lagging

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Example Sentences

For example: Australia was one of the poorest, most under-developed places on Earth 200 years ago.

Tommy was very ill; the London doctor had confirmed old Dr. Long's opinion: an over-developed mind in an under-developed body.

An under-developed print, though weakly looking and "washed out," simply needs intensification to give it the requisite pluck.

Then he opened a drawer and took out a blurred and under-developed photograph.

Weak, under-developed prints are much improved by this method of toning.

Sometimes this love of attention arises from an under-developed instinct of self-assertion, or "inferiority complex."

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On this page you'll find 270 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to under-developed, such as: inherent, lurking, smoldering, suppressed, underlying, and unrealized.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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