undeveloped

adjective

Definition of undevelopednext
1
as in underdeveloped

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2
as in uncultivated

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Recent Examples of undeveloped Greenland Mines, meanwhile, is a natural resources company working on the Skaergaard Project, which ranks among the world’s largest undeveloped palladium, gold and platinum deposits. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 The roughly 2,059-square-foot North Jacksonville restaurant was built on an undeveloped parcel of land near Dick’s Sporting Goods and Hobby Lobby. — Teresa Stepzinski, Florida Times-Union, 20 Sep. 2026 Known as the Seyler House, the 1922 Spanish Colonial Revival estate was commissioned by Charles Seyler and was among the first private homes built in the foothills above Los Feliz, back when the area was still largely undeveloped. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026 Construction timing will be closely tied to the development of transportation infrastructure in the largely undeveloped area. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undeveloped
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeveloped
  1. underdeveloped
  2. uncultivated
  3. backward
  4. untamed
  5. overgrown
  6. untended
  7. spontaneous
  8. wild
Adjective
  • Many countries are too unstable, underdeveloped, or corrupt to attract foreign capital and will likely stay trapped in stagnation.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Though the musical material doesn’t fully showcase Benanti’s Broadway talent and the solo work feels underdeveloped, her sharp, self-deprecating performance wins the audience over.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 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
  • What is likely is point deductions, enforced looking forward, not backward.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • However, limiting investment in inventory tracking is a backward budgeting decision.
    — Ben Hussey, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of backward
Adjective
  • In the Northeast, visitors discover a corridor where centuries of history, untamed coastlines, and cosmopolitan energy intertwine.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s an untamed rage that constantly boils underneath his surface.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of untamed
Adjective
  • Huddleston’s company has been busy removing hazardous diseased trees near homes and access roads and thinning overgrown stands.
    — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Over the course of an hour and a half, team members made their way to the victims and used machetes and chainsaws to clear the overgrown trails.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 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
  • Occasional moments of real, spontaneous joy emerge, and others reveal the crushing emptiness of lives going nowhere, but the script doesn’t lean too hard in either direction.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The charismatic and spontaneous Tammy Faye earned a reputation for speaking her mind, sometimes in off-color ways, that brought her legions of fans.
    — John Wigger, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of spontaneous
Adjective
  • Rush’s musical complexity leaned towards proggy adventures with time signatures and song structure, while Steely Dan were more inclined to wedge wild stacks of jazz chords into pop songs.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Bears, wild pigs, mountain lions and coyotes were at the top of the list in California, according to the study.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeveloped. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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