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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Adjective

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

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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

Alas, the bad guys are very well prepared for just such an occasion, in terms of surveillance cameras as well as heavy artillery.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2026

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For 20 years, Rozay has refined a larger-than-life kingpin character, one that directs drug traffic and greenlights hits while anchored in Biscayne Bay, an iced champagne bucket always within reach.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
According to Archer, Halo leverages technologies refined through nearly eight years of electric aircraft research and testing.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

Definition of refined

Verb

Today, in the AI-first era, data moves across cloud platforms, applications, analytics tools, reports, logs, APIs and AI systems, where it is copied, enriched, combined and reused for machine learning and generative AI.

— Saurabh Gupta, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
After working with us, the team redesigned the product so that only a few parts were disposable while the rest could be repaired and reused.

— Clyde Eiríkur Hull, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of reused

Adjective

With the help of his students, Wangchuk froze stream water into conical artificial glaciers—or ice stupas—to store water during the winter and release it throughout the drier spring and summer.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
Because unreliable weather patterns can make natural snow scarce, the resort relies on artificial snow to make skiing possible all winter long.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of artificial

Verb

The water contained urine from the porta-potties that had been filtered through a system visible beneath the tank.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
The smoke in Philadelphia had filtered down from wildfires in northern Ontario; cities across the United States issued air-quality warnings to residents, directing them to stay indoors as much as possible.

— Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of filtered

Verb

And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway.

— Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of purified

Verb

The latest release might be one of the most intriguing, however, because this is the first release from the brand that is composed entirely of whiskey distilled at its small Whiskey Row location on Main Street in Louisville.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 July 2026
The whiskey was distilled in Indiana, aged for two decades in Kentucky and bottled at a hefty cask strength of 137 proof.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

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