industries

NOUN

manufacturing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

business commerce corporation management production trade

STRONG

manufactory mob monopoly outfit traffic

WEAK

big business commercial enterprise megacorp multinational

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness indolence laziness lethargy unemployment worthlessness

NOUN

hard work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

activity energy enterprise labor

STRONG

application assiduity attention care determination diligence dynamism effort intentness inventiveness pains patience perseverance persistence tirelessness toil vigor zeal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness inactivity indolence laziness

STRONG

apathy disregard hesitation ignorance indifference lethargy neglect negligence

WEAK

unemployment worthlessness

Example Sentences

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It should recognize that AI infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and data centers are no longer emerging industries.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The transition has been especially challenging for those in regulated industries, financial services and government.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Jamie Dimon is putting the bank’s own funds into defense and other vital industries and plans to broadly expand in the national-security sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The company is among scores of businesses that have revitalized Southern California’s aerospace and defense industries since SpaceX was founded in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Some other Japanese industries are organized very differently from the food processors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond