processed
adjective
Simple meaning
Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
prahsestSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɹɑsɛst
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
That has completed a required process.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
Used this way, processed is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use processed
- “We try to eat less processed food and more fresh vegetables.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A particular course of action intended to achieve a result.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Made by blending several lots of cheese.
Cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda).
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- processingnoun
- cheesenoun
- meatnoun
- processornoun
- milknoun
More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin
Synonyms
Sense: modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing
Antonyms
Sense: modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing
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