unprocessed

adjective

un·​pro·​cessed ˌən-ˈprä-ˌsest 

-ˈprō-, 

-səst

: not processed

unprocessed film

unprocessed foods

unprocessed files

Synonyms of unprocessed

• crude
• natural
• raw
• untreated

Examples of unprocessed in a Sentence

unprocessed foods that still have much of their original flavor

Recent Examples on the Web

Of My Own Making opens when, after a decade of productive therapy, Burke discovers a photo of the car accident that took her beloved grandmother’s life, and thirty years of unprocessed grief and trauma come tumbling out. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

And two, crude oil from the Gulf — the unprocessed stuff — is typically shipped to refineries around the world, including to significant producers of jet fuel in Asia. —Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 2026

Justice has left me behind, like so many other victims in other unprocessed cases. —Time, Time, 7 Apr. 2026

While unprocessed steel, aluminum and copper will still be tariffed at 50%, products made with those metals will be tariffed between 10% and 25%. —Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unprocessed

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed