Synonyms of factories

factories

noun

plural of factory

as in mills

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods

the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mills
• plants
• shops
• works
• workshops
• manufactories
• workplaces
• sweatshops
• studios
• workrooms
• ateliers
• yards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of factories

Officials want compact plants that hook directly into factories and server farms. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

As music factories and generative tools take over entry-level work, newcomers risk losing a vital foothold in the industry. — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Here, the fabric’s waterproofing is aided by a light water-repellent finish and thorough internal seam taping, a technical manufacturing process rarely attempted by factories outside of southeast Asia. — Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

In the meantime, analysts say TSMC is adding tools like ASML's extreme ultraviolet lithography machines to existing factories to ramp up capacity. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

But this is a tricky process, especially for large structures that won’t fit into an autoclave, a high-pressure thermal curing chamber common in modern aerospace factories. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

In 2013, Rana Plaza, a nine-story building crammed with garment factories outside the capital Dhaka, collapsed killing 1,100 people. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Russia’s constant attacks on factories, energy supply systems and the railways means that steel supply to the Ukrainian armed forces is also being degraded. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Tariffs are far from the only reason for the lost of manufacturing jobs, and factories have cut workers for decades with or without them. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026