developed A2 Topic:Time US /dɪˈvɛləpt/ See IPA manual Freq #3324 Meanings 1 adj (of a country) Wealthy, industrialized, and economically advanced. Wages tend to be higher in developed countries. 2 adj Grown or worked out over time so as to be more complete, advanced, or useful. He has a highly developed sense of humour. 3 adj (of land) Built on or improved with roads, buildings, and other structures. Apartments were built on the developed site near the river. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · (of a country) wealthy,... highly-developed More adultadvancedfirst-worldfull-grownindustrialised ↔ Opposites undeveloped Word family Derived forms developednessesa-developedhyperdevelopedmaldevelopednasa-developedoverdevelopedsemidevelopedunderdevelopedwell-developed Common collocations highly developed Adverb + adjective independently developed Adverb + adjective Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # developed **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈvɛləpt/ **Frequency rank:** 3324 ## Meanings 1. (of a country) Wealthy, industrialized, and economically advanced. 2. Grown or worked out over time so as to be more complete, advanced, or useful. 3. (of land) Built on or improved with roads, buildings, and other structures. ## Examples - Wages tend to be higher in developed countries. - He has a highly developed sense of humour. - Apartments were built on the developed site near the river. ## Synonyms - adult - advanced - first-world - full-grown - industrialised ## Antonyms - undeveloped ## Derived Forms - developedness - esa-developed - hyperdeveloped - maldeveloped - nasa-developed - overdeveloped - semideveloped - underdeveloped - well-developed ## Topics - Time markdown