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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As with other industries overcome by artificial-intelligence euphoria, the main question is whether these companies might overbuild.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

"But their biggest income is still tied to fossil fuel industries," he notes.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

The market may look “completely different” from the performance of the 10 biggest stocks, so investors should be more discerning when it comes to actively managing individual stocks and industries, they say.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.

From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026

Crime falls to its lowest levels in recorded history, while airline corporations and automobile industries across the globe collapse.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson