PROCESSED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of processed

as in treated

changed by humans or machines (as in manufacture) from its natural or original form She's been avoiding processed foods.

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verb

past tense of process

as in refined

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as in reprocessed

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Nearly half of Americans don’t realize processed meat is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer. — Sarah Garone, Health, 2 Apr. 2026 For now, there's no avoiding the fact that the majority of the foods sold in grocery stores are ultra-processed, says Wolfson of Johns Hopkins. — Maria Godoy, NPR, 10 Nov. 2025

Verb

These ballots will be processed and counted after the county elections office has completed the voter registration process. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for processed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for processed

Adjective

Persist toward Ithaca, but be prepared to correct your course as the winds and circumstances change.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In her first and only press briefing on Tuesday, a visibly nervous Zacharia spoke from prepared remarks for about 10 minutes before taking questions from just three outlets — Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail — for another five.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of prepared

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The techniques were refined between the wars by the French, British, German, and Spanish armed forces, and during the Second World War, tens of thousands of casualties were flown across the European and Pacific theaters.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
The wristwear was predictably refined—in terms of both aesthetics and proportions—reflecting the growing appeal of the small dress watch.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of refined

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The snack bag’s silica gel packet gave him the idea for DryOut, a multilayer material that pulls water away from a device, absorbs and traps it, then lets moisture evaporate when exposed to sunlight so it can be reused.

— Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Everything that can be reused is, including these fixtures and fastenings, but a small percentage still goes to landfill.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of reused

Adjective

Other parts of government already contract out rocket launches, cloud storage, satellite intelligence and artificial-intelligence analysis to the tech sector.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry bounced back Monday on Wall Street and recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of artificial

Verb

The database can be filtered by gender, region, size and other characteristics, providing a more detailed view of the populations brands are designing for.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Results can be searched and filtered, and files can be previewed before recovery.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of filtered

Verb

Each botanical is distilled separately before being blended together, a production technique that master distiller Steve Wilson has said was inspired by perfume (the design of the bottle follows suit).

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
But Williams, with her trademark video diaries, has distilled a vision of contemporary New York to its purest essence.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026

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