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Prepared vs Processed - What's the difference?

prepared | processed |

As adjectives the difference between prepared and processed

is that prepared is willing while processed is that has completed a required process.

As verbs the difference between prepared and processed

is that prepared is (prepare) while processed is (process).

prepared

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Willing.
    • The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prepare)

    • Statistics

    *

    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)