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

But Sceye is also aiming to help provide regular cellular coverage to underserved areas where installing fiber-optic cables to provide Internet access is more economically prohibitive. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Sickle cell program in jeopardy The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia relies on data collected by the CDC and the state to reach patients with sickle cell in underserved communities. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Compared to a woman who spends her days toiling to defend some of America’s most underserved, Lee’s a man who wrote a puff piece about some rich, white dude. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Most vaccines still depend on a cold chain, and about half the global supply is wasted annually due to accidental freezing or heat exposure, a problem that hits underserved communities hardest. — Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 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