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

Teams will use the five-week gap between the races in Japan and Miami to knuckle down at their factories and develop car upgrades that could boost their fortunes upon returning to the track in May. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Multiple Iranian warplanes, helicopters and other equipment were destroyed, along with military installations and missile factories. —Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

With technology and social media dominating the lives of younger generations, Friedberg said there’s a knowledge gap in how to cultivate relationships with factories, how to use the correct terminology and how to choose souring destinations for specific product categories. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2026

Linda was a union organizer for banks and clothing factories. —Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026

Some restaurants have shut down in India In India, a cooking gas shortage is hitting households and restaurants, as well as factories, that use natural gas. —Npr Staff, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026

Sent to war, and then the factories, artists conjured visions of human life reduced to mere machinery. —Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026

But now campaign organizations are converging on the race as the fast-growing Phoenix area becomes a destination for data centers and semiconductor factories. —ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026

In our modern egg factories, most laying hens live in cages that measure just under eight inches on a side. —Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026