MANUFACTURE Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of manufacture

as in to produce

to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials the company manufactures appliances and electronics

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as in to devise

to create or think of by clever use of the imagination he manufactured some story about how his car broke down and he was unable to call home and let anyone know that he would be late

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manufacture

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noun

as in production

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Recent Examples of manufacture

Verb

Headquartered in Hickory since 1992, the company designs and manufactures components for advanced computing infrastructure, enterprise and telecommunications networks, as well as military applications. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026 Vance visited a manufacturing company in Olathe last month to campaign for Marshall. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Noun

Boston Dynamics‘ prototype operation brings engineers and machinists together to develop, manufacture, assemble, and maintain robotic hardware. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026 The makers of these products might source their ingredients from one country, manufacture or package them in another and sell them online to a consumer thousands of miles away. — Andrew Yockey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for manufacture

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Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
However, this movie carries a hefty $100 million price tag (stop-motion animation is labor-intensive and takes years to produce) and likely won’t turn a theatrical profit.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of produce

Verb

Over the following weeks, the group of roughly 15 people spoke almost daily to trace the vulnerabilities to their common source and devise a fix.

— Harry Booth, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.

— Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of devise

Noun

Ingrid traveled to California to research pitaya, studying different varieties, cultivation techniques, production systems, and all the potential benefits of introducing the crop to Puerto Rico.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The steps come as film and TV production in the area continues on a downward trend.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of production

Verb

Becerra played it safe with reporters, sidestepping a question about why his party hadn’t made a bigger dent in California’s affordability crisis after 16 years in the governor’s office.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
By reducing delays in transferring and interpreting images, researchers estimate CLARKE could help emergency managers make decisions roughly a day earlier.

— Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of make

Verb

The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Knight said the First Baptist Church roots began in the mid-18th century, and the current building was constructed in 1846.

— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of construct

Noun

Originally working out of the Crossroads neighborhood in the 1990s, Vest said that Hammerpress has always utilized the old form of printing and blending old production methods with new, like making printing plates from digital file designs.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
In Michigan, America PAC is paying for digital ads, mailers, printing and postage, and text and phone outreach supporting Republican Mike Rogers and attacking Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, according to FEC filings.

— Luke Fountain,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of printing

Verb

Yaga concocts one entertainingly heady brew, thanks to its beguiling mood and fearless cast.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
He was cleared of that, but then fell out with a friend who had helped concoct his alibi in the libel case, and was charged with perjury.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026

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