Developing
Developing adjective - Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply.
Industrial is an antonym for developing.
Industrial
Industrial adjective - Having highly developed industries.
Usage example: an industrial nation
Developing is an antonym for industrial.
Both words in one sentence
- One reason for this may be that allergies appear to have been rare in pre-industrial times, just as they continue to be rare in developing countries.
Source: Newer Than They Think -
The Phineas and Ferb episode "Gi-Ants" has super-intelligent ants, in the course of one day, developing agriculture, then an industrial revolution, then high technology, and then self-enlightenment.
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Genre Blind: The human leadership don't seem to realize that the Bakenezumi being led by Squealer are someday going to revolt against them, given how they've ousted their Queens and are quickly developing into an advanced, democratized industrial society.
Source: Literature / From the New World
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