Synonyms of underdeveloped

underdeveloped

adjective

as in undeveloped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undeveloped
• backward
• embryonic
• early
• primordial
• primeval
• antiquated
• obsolete
• old
• out-of-date
• past
• ancient
• quaint
• aged
• unsophisticated
• musty
• outworn
• antediluvian
• old-fashioned
• hoary
• dated
• antique
• basic
• homely
• old-time
• fusty
• uncomplicated
• unmodernized
• passé
• rudimentary
• primitive
• oldfangled
• simple
• crude
• homespun
• rude
• low

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• advanced
• developed
• evolved
• higher
• complex
• high
• late
• complicated
• sophisticated
• intricate
• involved
• mature
• grown
• ripe
• matured
• civilized
• ripened
• modern
• enlightened
• perfected
• cultivated
• refined
• new
• current
• contemporary
• present-day
• full-blown
• novel
• modernistic
• now
• latest
• up-to-date
• state-of-the-art
• newfangled
• ultramodern
• mod
• supermodern
• new-fashioned
• space-age

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of underdeveloped

Tibet is one of the most inaccessible and underdeveloped parts of China. —Tiffany May, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025

What to Know China's minimum wage varies from province to province, ranging from 2,690 yuan per month in the affluent city of Shanghai to 1,880 yuan in the largely underdeveloped province of Qinhai, according to China Briefing. —Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

This resulted in a carbon credit market that allowed high GHG emitting countries and businesses to purchase credits from underdeveloped countries that produce little emissions. —Jon McGowan, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Iran's energy sector, despite its resource wealth, remains underdeveloped, leading to rolling blackouts during the summer and now severe winter gas shortages. —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024