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

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

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Adjective

At precisely the moment admissions have become more subjective, professors across the country are increasingly expressing concern that many students are arriving at college less prepared for college-level work than previous generations.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
But other council members were not prepared to put it on the ballot.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of prepared

Verb

Keren’s approach—refined through dozens of iterations, tested on skin, and developed with global precision via perfumer networks—is deeply personal and culturally attuned.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Every season of Industry has refined the series, asked more of its stars, and accurately spit at some of our culture’s biggest pain points.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026

Definition of refined

Verb

Often the materials are crushed, milled, then reused directly on-site at the job where they were removed.

— Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Glamnetic uses thicker, durable nails that can often be reused multiple times, paired with a strong brush-on glue designed for long wear.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Definition of reused

Adjective

The group was diving in the Golfo Nuevo around the Hu Shun Yu 809 artificial reef.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Memory chip stocks have seen a massive run-up this year as a supply crunch, fueled by unrelenting artificial demand, allows businesses to set pricing.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of artificial

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First came establishing the Luke Bell Memorial Affordable Counseling Program, where royalties from his works are filtered to make mental health treatments more readily accessible in his home state of Wyoming.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
Fresh marigold leaves were rinsed, chopped, crushed, centrifuged, filtered, and evaporated.

— Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 6 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 primary reason for Golden State’s allure to the former Laker could be distilled into two names.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
The spirit was fermented in earthen pits and distilled, a process that took a year across eight fermentations and seven distillations.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 June 2026

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