developed

de·vel·oped

adjective \di-ˈve-ləpt\

of a country, society, etc. : having many industries and relatively few poor people who are unable to buy the things they need

: larger or more advanced

Full Definition of DEVELOPED

:  having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living <a developed country>

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Examples of DEVELOPED

1. The disease is almost unheard of in developed countries.
2. The younger plant has a less developed root system.

First Known Use of DEVELOPED

1940

Related to DEVELOPED

Synonyms

advanced, evolved, forward, high, higher, improved, late, progressive, refined

Antonyms

backward, low, lower, nonprogressive, primitive, retarded, rude, rudimentary, undeveloped

Related Words

precocious; full-blown, full-fledged, full-scale; aged, grown, mature, matured, perfected, ripe, ripened; civilized, educated, enhanced, enlightened; contemporary, current, cutting-edge, latest, leading-edge, mod, modern, new, newest, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel, now, present-day, recent, space-age, supermodern, ultramodern, up-to-date

Near Antonyms

green, immature, underdeveloped, undersized (also undersize), underweight, unripe, unripened; savage, uncivilized, uneducated; early, embryonic, germinal, primeval, primordial; antediluvian, antiquated, antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal (or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with DEVELOPED

incorrupt, interrupt