Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb underdevelop

1 sense of underdevelop

Sense 1
underdevelop -- (process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature; "These photos are underdeveloped")
       => develop -- (make visible by means of chemical solutions; "Please develop this roll of film for me")

Antonyms of adj underdeveloped

2 senses of underdeveloped

Sense 1
developing, underdeveloped -- (relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply)

INDIRECT (VIA nonindustrial) -> industrial -- (having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation")

Sense 2
underdeveloped -- (not yet fully developed)

INDIRECT (VIA immature) -> mature -- (having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell")

Similarity of adj underdeveloped

2 senses of underdeveloped

Sense 1
developing, underdeveloped -- (relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply)
       => nonindustrial (vs. industrial) -- (not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises; "a nonindustrial society")

Sense 2
underdeveloped -- (not yet fully developed)
       => immature (vs. mature) -- (not yet mature)