Developing
Developing adjective - Relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply.
Precocious and developing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precocious" instead an adjective "Developing".
Precocious
Precocious adjective - Occurring before the usual or expected time.
Developing and precocious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Developing" instead an adjective "Precocious".
Nearby Words: precocity, precociously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Jack seems to be developing quite the Precocious Crush on her, to Linton's dismay.
Source: Webcomic / Bad Machinery -
The infamous unreleased The Fantastic Four has Sue Storm developing a Precocious Crush on Reed Richards at the age of 13, meeting him again 10 years later with one such introduction, and marrying him by the movie's end.
Source: She Is All Grown Up
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Precocious and Developing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/developing/precocious
Developing & Precocious. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/developing/precocious>.
Precocious or Developing. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/developing/precocious.
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