developed

de·vel·oped

adj \di-ˈve-ləpt\

Definition of DEVELOPED

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

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antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal (or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past

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

Rhymes with DEVELOPED

incorrupt, interrupt