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

The turning point came last year, when China made the ultimate power move, threatening to choke off rare earths — and turn US factories dark — after Trump ramped up tariffs on Chinese goods to more than 140%. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Russia's Defense Ministry said the military overnight struck arms factories, telecommunications and logistical facilities in Kyiv and the Odesa region. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, there has also been an aggressive build-up of support for the installation of solar panels at factories, along with a broader push toward greener production. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the military overnight struck arms factories, telecommunications and logistical facilities in Kyiv and the Odesa region. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Forming a union of women hadn’t occurred to them as an option—that was something for men working construction or in factories. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Regardless of political party, most people are aligned on the desire to keep the lights on for Americans, from factories to families. — Ray Long, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The region had a reputation as mostly a dreary post-industrial wasteland peppered with factories that had started being abandoned after the Flood of 1955. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

People are logically panicked about their jobs being replaced by machines, just like the men who destroyed factories and left notes from the fictional Ned Ludd, thereby launching the Luddite movement. — Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026