undeveloped
- adjective
- /ˌʌndɪˈvɛləpt/
- Taxonomy development in respect of such items is still relatively undeveloped.
- undeveloped area
- still undeveloped
They have stuff like adults, but their inner worlds can often remain quite undeveloped.
- They have stuff like adults, but their inner worlds can often remain quite undeveloped.
- Before that, there was no need of a word at all, because again, there were only a few undeveloped ideas in very many great minds.
- We're not regressing to the state of somebody who is, whose mind is relatively undeveloped.
- Information alone, not acted on, just makes you a really intelligent but basically undeveloped human animal.
Examples
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His frontal lobe remains in an undeveloped state.
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The company's undeveloped product ideas could lead to innovative solutions in the future.
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Before that, there was no need of a word at all, because again, there were only a few undeveloped ideas in very many great minds.
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Many were still undeveloped when the next survey of the area was undertaken in 1923.
Academic text (1991) -
Love for little princes, it must be admitted, is a noble sentiment that has always remained undeveloped in me.
Fiction book (1998) -
For Aristotle, it has to do with this rational part of the human soul or mind being either undeveloped or being underdeveloped.
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A somewhat undeveloped area is the influence of gender prejudice or sexism.
Academic text (2013) -
Your competence in the domain of self-promotion is at present woefully undeveloped.
Fiction book (1992) -
The park remains largely undeveloped, preserving its natural landscape for wildlife.
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Many students have undeveloped skills that can be nurtured through proper training.
Synonyms
Beginning to exist and showing signs of future growth
Not fully grown, like a young plant or animal
Not fully developed or given a clear shape
At an early stage before a plan or project is fully ready
Not grown enough to reach the normal size, skill, or quality
Land or property left in its natural state and not developed
Inexperienced and not fully trained, often a young person or group
Not yet fully developed or ready
A country or area that has some modern buildings and services but not all
In an early stage and not fully developed
In the earliest stage of development and not fully formed
Antonyms
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Undeveloped comes from un- ('not') and develop ('to grow' or 'to unfold'). So something undeveloped has not yet grown, been finished, or become fully formed.