Synonyms of underdeveloped

underdeveloped

adjective

as in undeveloped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undeveloped
• backward
• embryonic
• early
• primordial
• primeval
• antiquated
• obsolete
• old
• out-of-date
• past
• ancient
• quaint
• aged
• unsophisticated
• musty
• outworn
• antediluvian
• old-fashioned
• hoary
• dated
• antique
• basic
• homely
• old-time
• fusty
• uncomplicated
• unmodernized
• passé
• rudimentary
• primitive
• oldfangled
• simple
• crude
• homespun
• rude
• low

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advanced
• developed
• evolved
• higher
• complex
• high
• late
• complicated
• sophisticated
• intricate
• involved
• mature
• grown
• ripe
• matured
• civilized
• ripened
• modern
• enlightened
• perfected
• cultivated
• refined
• new
• current
• contemporary
• present-day
• full-blown
• novel
• modernistic
• now
• latest
• up-to-date
• state-of-the-art
• newfangled
• ultramodern
• mod
• supermodern
• new-fashioned
• space-age

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of underdeveloped

Meanwhile other secondary characters such as Jessi’s boyfriend (Edgar Ramirez) and Emilia’s new lover (Adriana Paz) are woefully underdeveloped. —Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024

Mexico has high potential for renewable energy, but the sector requires investment and has been underdeveloped. —Justin Worland / Mexico City, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024

Yet their access to finance has been limited by high-risk premiums and underdeveloped infrastructure. —María Mendiluce, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024

According to some accounts, the term mid jumped from weed slang to the mainstream in 2021, in reaction to one of the many overlong and underdeveloped albums that Drake—the Spotify era’s defining rapper—has released like so many tadpoles into a lake. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2024