Synonyms of manufacturing

manufacturing

verb

present participle of manufacture

1

as in producing

to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

the company manufactures appliances and electronics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• producing
• making
• creating
• assembling
• building
• constructing
• fabricating
• forming
• framing
• fashioning
• crafting
• putting together
• organizing
• shaping
• designing
• structuring
• molding
• erecting
• forging
• inventing
• rearing
• establishing
• making up
• originating
• throwing up
• handcrafting
• raising
• setting up
• knocking out
• devising
• putting up
• thinking (up)
• prefabricating
• patching (together)
• instituting
• remanufacturing
• cooking (up)
• remaking
• visualizing
• minting
• hewing
• conceiving
• imagining
• contriving
• concocting
• cobbling (together or up)
• fathering
• picturing
• refashioning
• envisaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantling
• destroying
• disassembling
• wrecking
• breaking up
• abolishing
• flattening
• ruining
• eradicating
• extinguishing
• devastating
• taking apart
• shattering
• smashing
• exterminating
• pulverizing
• demolishing
• exploding
• annihilating
• dismembering
• blowing up
• razing

2

as in devising

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devising
• constructing
• inventing
• concocting
• designing
• producing
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• coming up with
• drumming up
• fabricating
• excogitating
• making up
• hatching
• contriving
• vamping (up)
• trumping up
• conceiving
• dreaming
• envisioning
• coining
• visualizing
• imagining
• improvising
• fantasizing
• daydreaming
• envisaging
• visioning
• extemporizing
• picturing
• ad-libbing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reproducing
• copying
• duplicating
• cloning
• imitating
• replicating
• mimicking
• reduplicating
• copycatting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manufacturing

In my experience, companies need to build capacity, supplier relationships, inventory strategies and manufacturing quality systems well ahead of the curve. — Dennis Calvert, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The expansion will support two new semiconductor fabrication plants by supplying ultra-high-purity nitrogen, oxygen and argon, gases that are essential for manufacturing advanced chips in contamination-free environments. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026

Modeling manufacturing needs The researchers set out to model how the supply of recycled materials compares to manufacturing demand in China between 2010 and 2050. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

New Delhi — For decades, India was relegated to fashion’s backyard, with its embroidery and garment export houses manufacturing everything from ready-to-wear to couture for the world’s biggest luxury brands. — CNN Money, 30 July 2026

The common wisdom in Washington is that China’s manufacturing dominance is built on cheap labor and lower-quality copying. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 July 2026

The oil-manufacturing side was sold off to Saudi Aramco in 2023. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026

Western Trailers, a manufacturing company with facilities in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, has been working with Concentra for years. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

Other recent wins for the foundry unit include both manufacturing and packaging opportunities for companies like Apple , MediaTek, and Elon Musk's Terafab project. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 July 2026