production

[pruh-duhk-shuhn] / prəˈdʌk ʃən /

NOUN

creating of goods, result

Synonyms

STRONGEST

construction management manufacture manufacturing

STRONG

assembly bearing blossoming creation direction elongation fabrication formulation fructification generation giving lengthening making origination preparation presentation prolongation protraction provision rendering reproduction return staging yielding

WEAK

authoring engendering extention producing

Antonyms

STRONG

destruction taking

WEAK

ruin

Example Sentences

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The chemical, known as MMA, is a flammable liquid widely used in the production of plastics, according the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Do you want to get off the production treadmill?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"Was it to exceed production limits? To reduce costs? Or to conceal the number of workers during an accident?"

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Certain bacteria in the mouth help convert nitrate from food into compounds that eventually support the production of nitric oxide.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The night bombers took off in a line three minutes after each other—just like a factory production line.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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