undeveloped
adjective
un·de·vel·oped
ˌən-di-ˈve-ləpt 
-dē-
: not developed : lacking in development
undeveloped natural resources
undeveloped potential
undeveloped film
undeveloped seeds
: such as
a
: not used for building, farming, industry, etc.
undeveloped land
an area of undeveloped wilderness
b
: having a relatively low level of industrialization and standard of living
undeveloped countries/nations
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At first, these properties seemed like little more than empty spaces surrounded by undeveloped land.
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Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Also part of the auction were his stakes in the companies that own and operate two warehouses and undeveloped land along Interstate 35W in south Fort Worth and an over 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse at 9449 Silver Creek Road, which was leased by Google in October.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Sun Terra Communities sold about 300 acres of undeveloped non-residential property to Skorman Development in 2021 for $29 million, with Skorman using the land for 1,039 mixed-use multifamily units in the city center.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Called the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, Disney developed plans for a community sitting on a swathe of undeveloped land near Orlando, Florida.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Also part of the auction were his stakes in the companies that own and operate two warehouses and undeveloped land along Interstate 35W in south Fort Worth and an over 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse at 9449 Silver Creek Road, which was leased by Google in October.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Sun Terra Communities sold about 300 acres of undeveloped non-residential property to Skorman Development in 2021 for $29 million, with Skorman using the land for 1,039 mixed-use multifamily units in the city center.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2025
Called the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, Disney developed plans for a community sitting on a swathe of undeveloped land near Orlando, Florida.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for undeveloped
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undeveloped
adjective
un·de·vel·oped
ˌən-di-ˈvel-əpt
: lacking in development : not developed
physiologically undeveloped
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