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)