UNDERDEVELOPED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

underdeveloped

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Recent Examples of underdeveloped In 1985, residents got wind that then-Dolphins football team owner Joe Robbie wanted to build a stadium in their backyard because the area was largely underdeveloped. —

Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 10 June 2026 Scaringe admits initial delays were due to underdeveloped infrastructure. —

Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026 Albania has 280 miles of coast that remained largely underdeveloped during decades of harsh communist rule. —

Zana Cimili, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Rural Cuba was profoundly impoverished and underdeveloped before and during the Batista era, and land ownership was scant among the working poor. —

Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for underdeveloped

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The mural wrap placed over John Dewberry's undeveloped property in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2022 was supposed to stay for 14 to 16 months.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
With the new addition, Brandt said about 10 acres of the site would remain undeveloped.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026