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

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

Potential applications include monitoring workers at construction sites and factories, as well as athletes and people exercising outdoors in hot conditions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

In October 2025, an attack on Asahi Group Holdings caused most of the company’s 30 domestic factories to shut down, leading to shortages of the popular Asahi Super Dry beer. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Bangladesh‘s manufacturers, who have spent more than 13 years remediating factories since the Rana Plaza collapse and the birth of the original Accord, are increasingly pushing back against the framework’s direction. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Only 1,221 entered over the same period, through subsidiaries, factories or representative offices, the fewest on record outside the Covid-19 pandemic. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026