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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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While industries benefiting from higher oil prices and the AI boom continue to surge, traditional downstream sectors are struggling to keep pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

More broadly, the misery for software and cybersecurity stocks, which have been laggards all year due to concerns about how AI could upend those industries, continued Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

It happens in real estate and public relations and mortgage brokers, among many other industries.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Minnesota’s electricity prices were 18.5% below the national average in 2007, bolstering the state’s energy-intensive industries like agriculture, manufacturing and mining.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut