Banks are cutting lending to industrial borrowers.
Source: tatoeba (18424)
Industrial
/ɪnˈdʌs.tɹi.əl/
Synonyms for "industrial" (87 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (18)
Noun(9 words)
assembly-line kitchencapital goodscommercial chemistrydockyardfactory erafactory productfactory workersfood processingforging sector
Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (26)
Noun(10 words)
gas-to-liquidindustrial chemistindustrial era artifactsindustrial saleindustrial troughindustrial urban societyindustrial water supplyindustrial weavingindustrialization erakuznetsk
Adjective(15 words)
german economyindusialindustrial americaindustrial areaindustrial change processindustrial civilizationindustrial eraindustrial growthindustrial revolutionindustrial revolutionsindustrial siteindustrial techindustrial technologiesindustrial zonemachine age
Related words (43)
Noun(18 words)
machine made rugmachining sectormanufacturing processesmanufacturing sectormanufacturing systemmanufacturing townmesabimetalworking toolsmushroom farmingpharmaceuticalsphysical chemistriesproduction methodssakhalinschuylkillshipbuildingsmeltingtechnotextile mill
Adjective(9 words)
manufactured goodmanufacturingmanufacturing districtmanufacturing plantmass production eramechanical effectsmechanical energiesnonresidentialproduction-based
Adverb(3 words)
more industrial eramore mechanical actionmost mechanical interaction
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: assembly-line kitchen, business, capital goods, commercial, commercial chemistry.
- Sentence evidence is available for industrial, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, moby, opengloss.
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 "industrial".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "industrial"
Keep "industrial" 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 "industrial" 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 "industrial", 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 "industrial" 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 entriesbusiness descriptoreconomic descriptorera descriptorgeographic descriptorhistorical descriptorplace descriptor
More specific
8 entriesheavy industryindustrial districtindustrial parkindustrial productionindustrial revolutionindustrial zonemachine agemanufacturing
Collocations
6 entriesindustrial areaindustrial designindustrial districtindustrial parkindustrial revolutionindustrial waste
Inflections
2 entriesmore industrialmost industrial
Derivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 36 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- صِنَاعِيّ adj (of or relating to industry)
Armenian
1 entries- արդյունաբերական adj (of or relating to industry)
Belarusian
1 entries- індустрыя́льны adj (of or relating to industry)
Bulgarian
2 entries- индустриа́лен adj (of or relating to industry)
- проми́шлен adj (of or relating to industry)
Catalan
1 entries- industrial adj (of or relating to industry)
Czech
1 entries- průmyslový adj (of or relating to industry)
Danish
1 entries- industriel adj (of or relating to industry)
Dutch
3 entries- industrie- adj (of or relating to industry)
- industrieel adj (of or relating to industry)
- nijverheids- adj (of or relating to industry)
Esperanto
1 entries- industria adj (of or relating to industry)
Finnish
2 entries- teollinen adj (of or relating to industry)
- teollisuus- adj (of or relating to industry)
French
1 entries- industriel adj (of or relating to industry)
Friulian
1 entries- industriâl adj (of or relating to industry)
German
2 entries- Industrie- adj (of or relating to industry)
- industriell adj (of or relating to industry)
Greek
1 entries- βιομηχανικός adj (of or relating to industry)
Hindi
1 entries- औद्योगिक adj (of or relating to industry)
Hungarian
1 entries- ipari adj (of or relating to industry)
Ido
1 entries- industriala adj (of or relating to industry)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- صَنْعَتی adj (of or relating to industry)
Italian
1 entries- industriale adj (of or relating to industry)
Kazakh
1 entries- өндірістік adj (of or relating to industry)
Lombard
1 entries- indüstriaal adj (of or relating to industry)
Malayalam
1 entries- വ്യാവസായിക adj (of or relating to industry)
Marathi
1 entries- औद्योगिक adj (of or relating to industry)
Norman
1 entries- îndustriel adj (of or relating to industry)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- industriell adj (of or relating to industry)
Polish
2 entries- industrialny adj (of or relating to industry)
- przemysłowy adj (of or relating to industry)
Portuguese
1 entries- industrial adj (of or relating to industry)
Romanian
2 entries- de industrie adj (of or relating to industry)
- industrial adj (of or relating to industry)
Russian
3 entries- индустриа́льный adj (of or relating to industry)
- произво́дственный adj (of or relating to industry)
- промы́шленный adj (of or relating to industry)
Slovak
2 entries- industriálny adj (of or relating to industry)
- priemyslový adj (of or relating to industry)
Spanish
2 entries- fabril adj (of or relating to industry)
- industrial adj (of or relating to industry)
Swedish
1 entries- industriell adj (of or relating to industry)
Tagalog
1 entries- kalalangin adj (of or relating to industry)
Turkish
1 entries- endüstriyel adj (of or relating to industry)
Ukrainian
2 entries- промисло́вий adj (of or relating to industry)
- індустріа́льний adj (of or relating to industry)
Urdu
1 entries- صَنْعَتی adj (of or relating to industry)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
It occurred to me that he might be an industrial spy.
Source: tatoeba (34626)
It interferes with our industrial development.
Source: tatoeba (42593)
The town is an industrial community.
Source: tatoeba (45044)
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "industrial"?
Closest matches include assembly-line kitchen, business, capital goods, commercial, commercial chemistry.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "industrial"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.