developing
adjective
de·vel·op·ing di-ˈve-lə-piŋ 
dē-
: underdeveloped sense 2
developing nations
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Some of these players might just need some more developing or additional tutoring. 
Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021 As most nations brace for a likely surge in coronavirus cases, the signals from the developing world could hardly be more worrying for investors. Robert Brand, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020 And the developing world has become an important new market, too. Beth Gardiner, Wired, 20 Jan. 2020 Armed with some solid reference material that laid out the guideposts of how developing civilizations became civilizations, Meier and his team knocked together some early Civ prototypes. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2019 Some of the biggest payback can come from early warning systems: $800 million spent in the developing world could prevent $3 billion to $16 billion in damage annually, the report says. Nicholas Kusnetz, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2019 Tough policy decisions by governments in the developing world could help keep the market trouble contained. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2018 By then yet more developing countries may have achieved universal health care, making America even more of an outlier. The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018 The bank pushed most developing countries, from Chile to Uganda, to make structural changes to boost the role of the private sector and make the power sector more competitive and efficient. Lauren M. Maclean, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018 See More
Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2021 As most nations brace for a likely surge in coronavirus cases, the signals from the developing world could hardly be more worrying for investors. Robert Brand, Bloomberg.com, 7 May 2020 And the developing world has become an important new market, too. Beth Gardiner, Wired, 20 Jan. 2020 Armed with some solid reference material that laid out the guideposts of how developing civilizations became civilizations, Meier and his team knocked together some early Civ prototypes. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2019 Some of the biggest payback can come from early warning systems: $800 million spent in the developing world could prevent $3 billion to $16 billion in damage annually, the report says. Nicholas Kusnetz, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Sep. 2019 Tough policy decisions by governments in the developing world could help keep the market trouble contained. Josh Zumbrun, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2018 By then yet more developing countries may have achieved universal health care, making America even more of an outlier. The Economist, 26 Apr. 2018 The bank pushed most developing countries, from Chile to Uganda, to make structural changes to boost the role of the private sector and make the power sector more competitive and efficient. Lauren M. Maclean, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above
developing
verb
1
as in evolving
to gradually become clearer or more detailed as the story of the bombing developed, the scope of the tragedy became more apparent Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- evolving
- progressing
- unfolding
- growing
- elaborating
- emerging
- proceeding
- maturing
- forging
- blossoming
- advancing
- ripening
- marching
- getting along
- getting on
- faring
- playing out
- materializing
2
as in acquiring
to come to have gradually the youngster developed a taste for green olives Synonyms & Similar Words
- acquiring
- cultivating
- forming
- gaining
- adopting
- getting
- obtaining
- embracing
- achieving
- promoting
- absorbing
- reaching
- attaining
- fostering
- nurturing
- taking in
- taking on
- nourishing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- losing
- abandoning
- forsaking
- dumping
- rejecting
- unloading
- deserting
- shedding
- discarding
- ditching
- casting
- scrapping
- jettisoning
- sloughing
- throwing away
- throwing out
- flinging (off or away)
- sluffing
- shucking (off)
- junking
3
as in growing
to become mature the wine is developing nicely in the new oak barrels Synonyms & Similar Words
- growing
- progressing
- maturing
- aging
- evolving
- ripening
- growing up
- flowering
- ageing
- blossoming
- blooming
- softening
- flourishing
- burgeoning
- advancing
- bourgeoning
- opening
- mellowing
- unfolding
- getting along
- graying
- getting on
- greying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- declining
- deteriorating
- worsening
- degenerating
- decaying
- sinking
- drying
- weakening
- returning
- fading
- waning
- flagging
- drooping
- reverting
- regressing
- sagging
- withering
- wasting (away)
- shriveling
- shrivelling
- wilting
- lapsing
- retrogressing
- backsliding
4
as in expanding
to express more fully and in greater detail marketing people developed the initial idea into a complete promotional campaign Synonyms & Similar Words
- expanding
- supplementing
- complementing
- amplifying
- dilating (on or upon)
- enlarging (on or upon)
- fleshing (out)
- expatiating
- elaborating (on)
- discoursing
- adding (to)
- running on
- rambling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- contracting
- condensing
- shortening
- compressing
- outlining
- summarizing
- abridging
- abbreviating
- summing up
5
as in forging
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort outside consultants helped the company develop an effective marketing strategy Synonyms & Similar Words
- forging
- creating
- constructing
- crafting
- devising
- generating
- achieving
- composing
- working up
- forming
- hammering out
- bringing forth
- engineering
- inventing
- manufacturing
- modeling
- conceiving
- working out
- shaping
- carving (out)
- grinding (out)
- thrashing (out)
- tailoring
- concocting
- accomplishing
- originating
- effecting
- churning out
- fashioning
- hatching
- cranking out
- modelling
- carrying out
- minting
- fabricating
- throwing up
- turning out
- contriving
- framing
- cobbling (together or up)
- bringing off
- cooking (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- destroying
- dismantling
- demolishing
- razing
- tearing down
- wrecking
- ruining
- undoing
- unmaking