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Settled vs Processed - What's the difference?

settled | processed |

As adjectives the difference between settled and processed

is that settled is comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest while processed is that has completed a required process.

As verbs the difference between settled and processed

is that settled is (settle) while processed is (process).

settled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
    • It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (settle)

    • 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)