UNDEVELOPED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

undeveloped

adjective

Definition of undeveloped

as in underdeveloped

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as in uncultivated

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Recent Examples of undeveloped The family decamped to a patch of as-yet-undeveloped swampland near the Everglades, convinced that others would join them. — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 Mana creates value for a future developer by putting together large assemblages and leaving them largely undeveloped, Karp said. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 At that time the suspect approached a fence area of the school from an undeveloped area, crossed the street, threw his weapon over the fence, then climbed the fence onto the school property, Krantz said. — Irene Byon, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 High-tech, data, and computer processing are permitted in the current zoning for the undeveloped property. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undeveloped

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped

Adjective

And as formidable as Seydoux can be, the character isn’t so much heartbreakingly conflicted as she is oddly muddled and underdeveloped.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
This is where the AI conversation is still underdeveloped among business leaders.

— Channing Ferrer, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of underdeveloped

Adjective

From blazing stars and diminutive buttercups to uncultivated roses and sunflowers, the Midwest is blessed with many gorgeous native wildflowers.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Down these uncultivated paths, Horace’s Lydia, Tibullus’s Delia, and Ovid’s Corinna had passed, but only Virgil’s Philomela remained.

— Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of uncultivated

Adjective

Scott himself revealed a Flea 1 earlier this year with his signature backward Swoosh, and the wait for it remains ongoing.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Advocates feel that the backward process left them unable to confirm whether the company was delivering on its promises and fully shielding ordinary customers from data center costs.

— Emily Jones, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of backward

Adjective

This is Samburu—the gateway to Kenya’s untamed northern frontier, and the setting for Sasaab, one of the continent’s most striking wilderness lodges.

— Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Perhaps that ties back to the untamed landscape of volcanoes and rough seas that piqued his curiosity in the first place.

— Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of untamed

Adjective

How the chainsaw robot clears railway tracks The robot has been put to work along JR East's Koumi Line in central Japan, where overgrown branches can create problems for passing trains.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
The overgrown grass and weeds seem to stretch into the horizon on nearly 90 acres of empty land in Landover, Md.

— Jenny Abamu, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of overgrown

Adjective

In the hands of the Great Gulf Group, Shift has been untended since it was built, an object of neglect.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
In recent decades, meanwhile, some rural communities have shifted away from farming or have emptied out, leaving behind untended lands where vegetation runs rampant.

— Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of untended

Adjective

Our Featured Artist Joost Stokhof captures his surroundings in spontaneous lines.

— New York Times Games, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
The format allows for spontaneous collaborations, with musicians building on one another’s ideas rather than following a predetermined concert program.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of spontaneous

Adjective

The Colts have been engaged in trade discussions with players like Jonathan Taylor and Josh Downs after dealing Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner to kick off what many expect to be a wild trade deadline period.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Representations of fauna include horses, deer, wild oxen, and at least one bear, though identification is difficult due to the limited depiction of details such as eyes, nostrils, hooves, manes, and coats.

— News Desk, Artforum, 6 Nov. 2026

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