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

Canada has the resources and mining expertise Europe needs, while Europe offers industrial demand, technology and capital. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Located near Interstate 80 and Highway 50, the building has historically been industrial but sits near The Mill at Broadway, where nearly 1,000 market-rate homes have recently opened or are under construction. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Claessen Blue is already in industrial production and available for commercial supply. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Washington has a growing appetite for defense industrial cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, and its partnerships there can thrive—as long as they can be adequately secured. — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026