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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Government contracts are the backbone of the space and defense industries.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Granola hippies have aligned with libertarians and suburban moms to battle the corporate interests of the agriculture and energy industries.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

AI and advanced manufacturing have reshaped global investment patterns, altered supply chains, and accelerated strategic industries that were still in early development stages six years ago.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Industry accounts showed April’s rebound was driven by a recovery in goods-producing industries and a third rise in a row for services producers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Heads of factories; directors of industries and agricultural combines who hate to be what they call ‘the Machine’s office-boy’ belong to it.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov