Synonyms for underdeveloped
ˌʌn dər dɪˈvɛl əptun·der·de·vel·oped

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1. developing, underdevelopedadjective

   relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply

   Synonyms:
   developing

   Antonyms:
   industrial, mature

2. underdevelopedadjective

   not yet fully developed

   Synonyms:
   developing

   Antonyms:
   mature, industrial

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1. List of paraphrases for "underdeveloped":

   under-developed, undeveloped, underdevelopment, backward, less-developed, least-developed

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1. Elias Schulze:

   The main obstacles are somewhat obvious, challenging and underdeveloped supply chains, weak logistics networks, expensive and inconsistent power, potentially sensitive local partnerships, awkward or unhelpful regulatory environment.

2. John Rogers:

   Premature babies, especially those at gestational ages less than 30 weeks, have skin that is highly underdeveloped, it's very common that these babies receive injury to the skin when peeling away the tapes.

3. Martin Barry:

   If you compare Prague to western European cities there is a relatively large amount of underdeveloped brownfields, things have finally started moving because the city has figured out that those areas are prime development opportunities.

4. Morten Jerven:

   Forecasting tends to be optimistic, especially in underdeveloped countries, models often over-predict GDP and under-predict inflation...U.S. Department of Agriculture is predicting a stable growth pattern for Nigeria, and that is curious given that we have not seen that pattern in the past.

5. Fran Leibowitz, Metropolitan Life:

   Inhabitants of underdeveloped nations and victims of natural disasters are the only people who have ever been happy to see soybeans.