underdeveloped meaning

UK US /ˌʌndɚdɪˈvɛləpt/ 5 syllables

underdeveloped (adjective): relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply.

underdeveloped has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

underdeveloped as an adjective

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

    Synonyms: developing

    Similar: nonindustrial

  2. not yet fully developed

    Similar: immature

How to pronounce underdeveloped

underdeveloped is pronounced /ˌʌndɚdɪˈvɛləpt/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.

Words that rhyme with underdeveloped

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ED · 14-letter words

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