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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Companies, industries and the U.S. economy as a whole are hurting from this.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026

"The more I've thought about it, it kind of seems like the perfect choice for both Taylor and Travis and their respective industries."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Heineken’s move is the latest of CEO shuffles in the food and beverage industries.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Economic security begins with the capacity to build, invent, finance and scale the industries that will define the next century, among them semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, shipbuilding, critical minerals and pharmaceuticals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Because of the proximity of rich supplies of fuel, the state became the center of big, fuel-intensive industries like steelmaking and chemicals.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson