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Manufactured vs Processed - What's the difference?

manufactured | processed | Synonyms |

Processed is a synonym of manufactured.



As adjectives the difference between manufactured and processed

is that manufactured is manmade; produced by humans rather than nature while processed is that has completed a required process.

As verbs the difference between manufactured and processed

is that manufactured is past tense of manufacture while processed is past tense of process.

manufactured

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • manmade; produced by humans rather than nature
  • (by extension) not genuine

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (manufacture)

    • Related terms

    * manufacture * manufacturing

    processed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * (modified through manufacture ): refined, manufactured

    Antonyms

    * unprocessed * (modified through manufacture ): natural

    Derived terms

    * processed foods

    Related terms

    * synthetic

    Verb

    (head)
  • (process)