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

One of the singular features of Baotou, an industrial city of 2 million people in Inner Mongolia, is a 10-square-kilometer (4-square-mile) lake that is among the most polluted in the world. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

The roughly 70 million metric tons of aluminum produced each year generate about 3% of global industrial carbon dioxide emissions. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

The area currently includes industrial properties and underused sites, including warehouses. — Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

But a rapidly urbanizing America was becoming more industrial, with more workers earning steady paychecks that made installment lending possible for a growing range of expensive goods, including cars and household items, Hyman said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026