underbaked

Still too doughy

Underbaked means not baked long enough, leaving something—usually bread, cake, or pastry—doughy or raw in the middle: The cookies were underbaked and fell apart.

Figuratively, underbaked describes ideas or plans that aren't fully developed: His proposal felt underbaked, with too many unanswered questions.

texture

doughy

Soft like raw bread

gooeySoft and sticky
stickyApt to adhere
pastyUnhealthily pale

soft · dense · moist · soggy · gummy · squishy · mushy · chewy · wet · clammy

culinary

uncooked

Not yet prepared thermally

rawIn original state
undercookedInsufficiently heated through
underdoneInsufficiently heated through

unset · half-done · unbaked

figurative

underdeveloped

Insufficiently grown or advanced

unfinishedNot yet complete
incompleteLacking necessary parts
unpolishedLacking finish or refinement

unrefined · immature · rough · premature · unrealized · undeveloped · sketchy · crude · rudimentary · provisional

Categories

cooking flawsburned, overcooked, undercooked, scorched, raw
Undercookedraw, rare, underdone, uncooked, raw meat
bread qualitiesfresh, stale, soft, crusty, crispy

Opposites

cooking completion

underbakedoverbaked

Cooked past ideal

overcooked · overdone · burnt · burned · done

texture outcome

underbakedcrispy

Brittle and snapping

crisp · set · firm · crunchy · golden-brown

Family

underbake, underbakes, underbaking

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G