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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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Some lenders are applying more conservative underwriting criteria to entire industries because of the threat that AI poses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

AI might be more present in some industries than others, said Jamie Johnson, a career coach at the University of Phoenix.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

She launched Mobolise to tackle what she called the "scary underrepresentation of black talent" across influential industries.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Private-credit lenders are also increasing loan issuance fees and applying conservative underwriting to industries such as accounting due to AI threats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

What is it about the different organization of these various Korean industries that accounts for their differences in productivity within the same country?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond