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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Derbyshire said he understood the anxiety among small and medium enterprises as it represented a "big shift in the way that industries do things".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Chemicals and pharmaceuticals are expected to remain relatively resilient, it said, but added that industries such as watches, machinery and electronics are vulnerable to weaker global demand and heightened uncertainty.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Four major U.S. industries are in bubbles that could crash at any time.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

"Hydrogen itself can be used as an energy carrier and is useful for different chemical industries and manufacturing."

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Here are some of the conclusions that I gleaned from conversations with McKinsey executives and from their reports: We Americans often fantasize that German and Japanese industries are super-efficient, exceeding American industries in productivity.

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