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unevolved

/ˌʌn.ɪˈvɑːlvd/
un · e · volved
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unevolved Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Not having developed or changed gradually over time into a more complex, advanced, or mature form.

Example

"The early prototype remained largely unevolved for several years due to a lack of research funding."

2

Lacking emotional, intellectual, or moral sophistication; primitive or unenlightened in attitude or behavior.

Example

"Critics dismissed the protagonist's worldview as shallow and emotionally unevolved."

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Word Nuance & Usage

In biological contexts, 'unevolved' is avoided by modern scientists because all living species have undergone evolutionary history; terms like 'ancestral' or 'basal' are preferred. In everyday speech, it is frequently used figuratively and pejoratively to describe someone's attitudes or behavior as crude, immature, or unenlightened.

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uneventfully
uneventfulness
unevidenced
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unexaggerated
unexamined
unexcavated

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Unevolved. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 2, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/unevolved
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