processed
Syllables: pro·cessed/ˈpɹəʊsɛst/US/ˈpɹɑsɛst/
processed adjective: that has completed a required process. Also the simple past and past participle of process.
Adjective
processed (comparative more processed, superlative most processed)
- That has completed a required process.
- The processed data can now be used to generate statistics.
- The bank returned her processed application by mail.
- Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
- Processed foods are of dubious nutritional value.
- You know why I stopped eating processed foods? I began to picture the people who might be processing them.1997, George Carlin, Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 80
- Synonyms:
- refined, manufactured
Also used as
processed is also the simple past and past participle of process.
Examples of processed in a sentence
- The queen bore the royal scepter and crown as she processed into the hall.
- We have processed the data using our proven techniques, and have come to the following conclusions.
- The program as written by the programmer is generally processed into an executable that can be run.
Synonyms of processed
Antonyms
- unprocessed
- modified through manufacture
Forms of processed
| comparative | more processed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most processed |
Origin of processed
From process + -ed.
Words formed from processed
Phrases with processed
Words that rhyme with processed
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- attest
- guest
- quest
- bequest
- distressed
- pest
- prest
- request
- revest
- west
- wrest
- zest
- contest
- depressed
- dressed
- gest
- impressed
- jest
- suggest
- acid test
- best
- celeste
- divest
- ingest
- molest
- North West
- northwest
- possessed
- pressed
- professed
- southwest
- -cest
- addressed
- behest
- compressed
- congest
- detest
- fest
- infest
- lest
- obsessed
- pretest
- repressed
- rest.
- stressed
- tressed
- unrest
- unstressed
Questions about processed
- What does processed mean?
- Processed means that has completed a required process.
- What part of speech is processed?
- Processed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce processed?
- Processed is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊsɛst/ (UK).
Words near processed in the dictionary
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