English adjective: processed | |||
| 1. | processed subjected to a special process or treatment | ||
| Samples | Prepared ergot. Processed cheeses are easy to spread. | ||
| Similar | prepared | ||
| Antonyms | unprepared | ||
| 2. | processed freed from impurities by processing | ||
| Samples | Refined sugar. Refined oil. To gild refined gold. | ||
| Synonyms | refined | ||
| Antonyms | unprocessed, unrefined, crude | ||
| 3. | processed prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process | ||
| Samples | Processed ores. | ||
| Similar | cured, milled, polished, semi-processed, vulcanised, vulcanized | ||
| See also | finished, pure, treated | ||
| Antonyms | unprocessed | ||