Meaning & use

Unimproved

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Not made better in condition, or, of land, undeveloped and without added structures or infrastructure.

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The patient's condition remained unimproved after a week of treatment.

The developer purchased a large plot of unimproved land outside the city.

A note on using this word

In real estate and law, unimproved land specifically refers to property without buildings, utilities, or other man-made additions.

Words with a similar meaning

undevelopedunenhanced

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Words with an opposite meaning

improveddeveloped

Another way to use it

2. adjective

Of land, not developed with buildings, roads, or utilities.

They bought several acres of unimproved land to build a farm.

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