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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By contrast, earnings of consumption-oriented sectors and subindustries aren’t expected to recover meaningfully until 2H, even though consumer confidence is poised recover this year, they say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Cross of Iron is Sam Peckinpah's venture into one of the movies' thriving subindustries: the big-budget, international-cast package tour of World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive

And there are many more specialties--industries, subindustries, technical disciplines, regulatory disciplines and so on--than there were 20 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Machlup breaks it down into five subindustries with 52 branches.

From Time Magazine Archive