Home › Words › U › underpeoplingunderpeoplingunderpeopling · noun — the state of having too sparse a population.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, underpeopling ranks #17,060 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom under- + peopling.nounThe state of having too sparse a population.e.g.“They would both lead to the overpeopling of the portions of the world which are highly endowed by nature and the underpeopling of those which are poorly endowed.” — 1910, The Economic Journal:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.underpopulated 77% match — Having an insufficient population for economic viability vs underpeopling →undercrowd 71% match — To underfill; to fill with too low a population density. vs underpeopling →populationless 65% match — Devoid of population; unpeopled. vs underpeopling →dispeoplement 64% match — Depopulation. vs underpeopling →undercrowding 64% match — The action or event of a space having too few occupants. vs underpeopling →overpopulous 61% match — Excessively populous. vs underpeopling →overinhabited 60% match — Inhabited by too large a population. vs underpeopling →peopleless 60% match — Having no people; uninhabited vs underpeopling →