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Definitions

industrial

[in-duhs-tree-uhl] / ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /
ADJECTIVE
related to manufacturing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
industrialized mechanical modern technical
WEAK
automated business factory-made in industry machine-made manufactured manufacturing mechanized smokestack streamlined
Antonyms
WEAK
domestic

Example Sentences

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The show was staged in a vast industrial venue, with classical statues on towering plinths lining the space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Jubail is home to one of the world's largest industrial cities, where steel, gasoline, petrochemicals, lubricating oil and chemical fertilisers are produced.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Efficiency gains had offset population growth and industrial demand stayed subdued.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

German industrial orders rebounded in February due to strong overseas demand, data showed Wednesday, but officials warned that the Middle East war energy shock would likely derail the positive momentum.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The yellow bus rumbled through a tumbledown section of town, an industrial no-man’s-land of railroad tracks, warehouses, and empty factories with broken windows and rusted steel roofs.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers