Synonyms for underdeveloped
ˌʌn dər dɪˈvɛl əptun·der·de·vel·oped

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1. developing, underdevelopedadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   developing

   Antonyms:
   industrial, mature

2. underdevelopedadjective

   not yet fully developed

   Synonyms:
   developing

   Antonyms:
   mature, industrial

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1. List of paraphrases for "underdeveloped":

   under-developed, undeveloped, underdevelopment, backward, less-developed, least-developed

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1. The European Commission:

   While services account for two-thirds of the EU economy, the cross-border provision of services is underdeveloped.

2. John Rogers:

   Premature babies, especially those at gestational ages less than 30 weeks, have skin that is highly underdeveloped, it's very common that these babies receive injury to the skin when peeling away the tapes.

3. Jean Trebek:

   He loved representing the underdeveloped countries, communities, you know, he really wanted to be a spokesman for the underdog.

4. Morten Jerven:

   Forecasting tends to be optimistic, especially in underdeveloped countries, models often over-predict GDP and under-predict inflation...U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting a stable growth pattern for Nigeria, and that is curious given that we have not seen that pattern in the past.

5. Fran Leibowitz, Metropolitan Life:

   Inhabitants of underdeveloped nations and victims of natural disasters are the only people who have ever been happy to see soybeans.