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

Higher education provides the most direct path for economic mobility, especially for underserved students, including minority, low-income and first-generation students. —Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026

Adebayo was cited by the league for his commitment to educational equity, food security and youth development in underserved communities across South Florida and North Carolina. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026

Starlink’s centralized model — owning the satellites, infrastructure, customer relationships, and data flows — helps improve affordability at the network level, particularly in underserved areas. —Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 22 May 2026

Nurses, physician assistants and other graduate health professionals fill healthcare gaps by seeing patients, prescribing medication and manning helplines — often in underserved and rural communities, Bonta said in a statement. —Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 20 May 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