Synonyms of industrial

industrial

adjective

as in mechanical

of or relating to manufacture performed by humans or machines rather than natural processes

They utilize industrial practices to produce large quantities of material.

The late 1700s gave rise to an industrial boom.

Related Words

• mechanical
• manufactured
• synthetic
• fabricated
• cultivated
• artificial
• processed
• refined
• nonnatural
• imitation
• faux
• ersatz
• man-made

Dissimilar Words

• natural
• raw
• crude

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of industrial

The developers have said the project was designed to complement the neighborhood, and its character and would be more akin to a telephone exchange from a previous era than a large industrial hyperscale facility. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026

When Keanu Reeves’ Neo awakens, we are lost amid mountainous, industrial pods. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

Ten years ago, Cotton mused, something like 93% of all real estate assets in the world were invested in the four major food groups, being multifamily, office, retail and industrial. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Audiences will enter the room through the building’s industrial infrastructure, including its 240-foot-tall chimney. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026