postindustrial

adjective

post·​in·​dus·​tri·​al ˌpōst-in-ˈdə-strē-əl 

: occurring in, existing in, or being a period of social and economic development after the predominance of large-scale industry

postindustrial towns

Coastal hubs like New York and San Francisco have staked their futures on postindustrial technology, finance, and business services.

—Aaron M. Renn

Examples of postindustrial in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The city’s reputation for postindustrial grittiness is largely outdated, and it’s filled with sprawling green spaces, cutting-edge museums, and a restaurant and bar scene that punches well above its weight class—without the crowds who often clog Edinburgh’s stateliest sites. —Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025

Boilers, silos, and turbine halls are postindustrial cathedrals awaiting exploration and reinterpretation. —Adam Williams july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2025

What remains is a Rust Belt-like patch of postindustrial decline. —John Seabrook june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025

More Than Words Boston, where Mr. Charley works, is located on a street just off Interstate 93 in a postindustrial part of South Boston. —Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for postindustrial

• nonindustrial
• preindustrial
• industrial