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underdeveloped

adjective as in (of a country) developing

adjective as in not fully developed

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adjective as in not developed

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States across the US have found themselves struggling with underdeveloped logistics that have caused problems in delivery and made rollout slower than promised.

The lack of non–English-language websites on the open Internet is a strong proxy for an underdeveloped digital economy.

From Fortune

However, while the methods of fraud are not necessarily new, identifying and eliminating fraud in the CTV ad market is difficult because of how underdeveloped and opaque the market remains.

From Digiday

In countries with underdeveloped infrastructure, a vaccine’s journey can be perilous.

From Fortune

The issue might be less about major disruption on continent but more about the over-reliance on underdeveloped supply chains which struggle in the wake of the global crisis.

From Quartz

But there are too many characters—all slightly underdeveloped—and storylines for the viewer to feel invested in any one of them.

With Bruce Wayne out of the picture, Dick Grayson is free to cultivate that hitherto underdeveloped aspect of his abilities.

Since her lower jaw is underdeveloped and her teeth never grew in, her little tongue is permanently sticking out.

Following 22 years of civil war, many areas of South Sudan remain severely underdeveloped.

As part of the speculation about his love life, a rumor had gone around that Hoover had an underdeveloped sex organ.

Though immature and underdeveloped by Terran standards, she had a fair figure for a Dry-town woman.

This is because it is underdeveloped, the chemicals acting too quickly to allow it to gain density.

An overexposed and underdeveloped plate may be redeveloped, and this process is usually called strengthening or intensifying.

This is more likely against a modernized, developed state than an underdeveloped government.

It means steady advancement in the economic development of the underdeveloped areas of the world.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to underdeveloped, such as: developing, disadvantaged, impoverished, lagging, poor, and undeveloped.

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

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