Synonyms of manufactory

manufactory

noun

ˌman-yə-ˈfak-t(ə-)rē 

as in factory

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods

recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factory
• mill
• plant
• shop
• workshop
• works
• studio
• sweatshop
• workplace
• atelier
• workroom
• yard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manufactory

Founded in Vienna in 1718, Augarten is Europe’s second-oldest porcelain manufactory, and each piece is still made entirely by hand in the same historic building. — Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

British spectacle maker Cubitts has opened The Yard, its new headquarters and optical manufactory in King’s Cross, London. — Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 25 June 2026

The timepiece continues to be hand-crafted in Porsche’s watch manufactory in Solothurn, Switzerland. — Chris Gardner For The Hollywood Reporter, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025

The very nineteenth-century manufactories that Marx described—with a different worker manually forging, shaping, and finishing metal in a long line to produce a product for sale—were still in operation on the streets of Naples. — Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

For guests interested in Vienna’s living craft legacy, the hotel can arrange visits to artisans and ateliers around the city, including Bösendorfer pianos and Augarten, a 300-year-old porcelain manufactory. — Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024