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Developing vs Underdeveloped - What's the difference?

developing | underdeveloped |

As adjectives the difference between developing and underdeveloped

is that developing is of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized while underdeveloped is immature and not fully developed.

As verbs the difference between developing and underdeveloped

is that developing is present participle of lang=en while underdeveloped is past tense of underdevelop.

developing

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Of a country: becoming economically more mature or advanced; becoming industrialized.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • underdeveloped

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • immature and not fully developed
  • having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  • (photography) of a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (underdevelop)