Due to the unfavorable state of the economy, the fishery laid off many of its employees and eventually had to close its doors permanently.
Source: tatoeba (5276658)
Fishery
/ˈfɪʃəɹi/
Synonyms for "fishery" (10 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: fish farm, piscary, aquaculture, casting, fisheries.
- Sentence evidence is available for fishery, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, wordnet, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "fishery".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "fishery"
Keep "fishery" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "fishery" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "fishery", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "fishery" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
6 entriescatfish farmfreshwater fisherysaltwater fisheryshrimp farmshrimp fisherytrout farm
Collocations
6 entriescommercial fisheryfisheries managementfreshwater fisherysaltwater fisherysmall scale fisherysustainable fishery
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مَصْيَدَة noun (place related to fishing)
Aromanian
1 entries- piscãrilji noun (fishing)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- balıqçılıq noun (fishing)
Bulgarian
2 entries- риболов noun (fishing)
- риболовен район noun (place related to fishing)
Catalan
1 entries- peixatera noun (place related to fishing)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 水產業 /水产业 noun (fishing)
- 漁業 /渔业 noun (fishing)
Danish
1 entries- fiskeri noun (fishing)
Finnish
4 entries- apaja noun (place related to fishing)
- kalankasvattamo noun (place related to fishing)
- kalankäsittelylaitos noun (place related to fishing)
- kalanviljelylaitos noun (place related to fishing)
French
2 entries- pêcherie noun (fishing)
- pêcherie noun (place related to fishing)
Galician
2 entries- pesca noun (fishing)
- pesqueira noun (place related to fishing)
German
1 entries- Fischerei noun (fishing)
Greek
4 entries- αλίευση noun (fishing)
- αλιεία noun (fishing)
- αλιευτική ζώνη noun (place related to fishing)
- ψάρεμα noun (fishing)
Hindi
1 entries- मत्स्य पालन noun (fishing)
Irish
1 entries- iascaireacht noun (place related to fishing)
Japanese
2 entries- 水産業 noun (fishing)
- 漁業 noun (fishing)
Kazakh
2 entries- балық аулау кәсібі noun (fishing)
- балықшылық noun (fishing)
Korean
2 entries- 수산업 noun (fishing)
- 어업 noun (fishing)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- fiskeri noun (fishing)
- fiskeri noun (place related to fishing)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- fiskeri noun (fishing)
- fiskeri noun (place related to fishing)
Polish
1 entries- rybołówstwo noun (fishing)
Portuguese
2 entries- pesca noun (fishing)
- pesqueiro noun (place related to fishing)
Romanian
1 entries- pescărie noun (fishing)
Russian
1 entries- рыболо́вство noun (fishing)
Tagalog
1 entries- pangisdaan noun (fishing)
Turkish
1 entries- balıkçılık noun (fishing)
Ukrainian
1 entries- риба́льство noun (fishing)
Vietnamese
4 entries- công nghiệp cá noun (fishing)
- nghề cá noun (fishing)
- ngư nghiệp noun (fishing)
- ngư trường noun (place related to fishing)
Welsh
2 entries- pysgodfa noun (place related to fishing)
- pysgodle noun (place related to fishing)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The fishery remained empty and devoid of fish for many centuries.
Source: tatoeba (7779104)
Agriculture, crafts, animal husbandry and fishery are the main traditional sources of income.
Source: tatoeba (11129428)
How much is Algeria's fishery sector worth?
Source: tatoeba (11409773)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "fishery"?
Closest matches include fish farm, piscary, aquaculture, casting, fisheries.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "fishery"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.