underserved

adjective

un·​der·​served ˌən-dər-ˈsərvd 

: provided with inadequate service

… they then went on to practice among patients who had been previously underserved.

—Andrew Hacker

Examples of underserved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The kingdom is starting with its underserved second-tier cities, which are often in areas that attract year-round tourism because of their cooler climate. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The project aims to launch a constellation of communication satellites, built by Canada’s MDA Space and Telesat, to provide satellite communications for Canada’s defense establishment as well as coverage for underserved northern latitudes. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

The rankings, which also consider curriculum breadth and the performance of underserved students, are based on data from the 2023-24 school year. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Despite his top billing and his undeniable curmudgeon charisma, even Dern ends up underserved by a role that is eventually reduced to so much benign backdrop for a much blander hero’s journey. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underserved

• conserved
• decurved
• deserved
• incurved
• observed
• preserved
• recurved
• reserved
• subserved
• unnerved
• unserved
• curved