developed

adj.
Advanced in industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity: traveled through the least developed areas of the world.

adjective

Having reached full growth and development: adult, big, full-blown, full-fledged, full-grown, grown, grown-up, mature, ripe. Idioms: of age. See youth/age/maturity.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful. adj. - (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; (used of societies) having high industrial development.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. — Helen Keller

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
  Antonym: undeveloped (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: used of societies; having high industrial development
  Synonym: highly-developed

Meaning #3: (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads

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Common misspelling(s) of developed

• developped