underserved

adjective

un·​der·​served ˌən-dər-ˈsərvd 

: provided with inadequate service

… they then went on to practice among patients who had been previously underserved.

—Andrew Hacker

Examples of underserved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Focus on local agriculture, underserved communities and expanding strategic partnerships. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

The Democrats’ Affordability Action Plan includes measures such as property tax and rent rebates, other housing protections for underserved communities, doubling the income tax credit and increasing food and energy security funding. — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

The Glendale opening marks another step in Bezos’s push to build a national preschool network focused on underserved communities. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

The district this summer closed or consolidated nine public schools — many of them anchors in underserved communities — and has cut its operating budget. — Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1710, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for underserved

• conserved
• decurved
• deserved
• incurved
• observed
• preserved
• recurved
• reserved
• subserved
• unnerved
• unserved
• curved