Antonyms for industry
ˈɪn də striin·dus·t·ry

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. industrynoun

   The tendency to work persistently.

   Over the years, their industry and business sense made them wealthy.

   Synonyms:
   application, diligence

2. industrynoun

   Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole.

   Synonyms:
   sector, field

3. industrynoun

   Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.

   There used to be a lot of industry around here, but now the economy depends on tourism.

   Synonyms:
   manufacturing

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. industry

   Industry is the quality, action, or habit of earnest, steady, and continued attention or devotion to any useful or productive work or task, manual or mental. Assiduity (Latin ad, to, and sedeo, sit), as the etymology suggests, sits down to a task until it is done. Diligence (Latin diligo, love, choose) invests more effort and exertion, with love of the work or deep interest in its accomplishment; application (Latin ad, to, and plico, fold) bends to its work and concentrates all one's powers upon it with utmost intensity; hence, application can hardly be as unremitting as assiduity. Constancy is a steady devotion of heart and principle. Patience works on in spite of annoyances; perseverance overcomes hindrances and difficulties; persistence strives relentlessly against opposition; persistence has very frequently an unfavorable meaning, implying that one persists in spite of considerations that should induce him to desist. Industry is diligence applied to some avocation, business, or profession. Labor and pains refer to the exertions of the worker and the tax upon him, while assiduity, perseverance, etc., refer to his continuance in the work.

   Antonyms:
   changeableness, fickleness, idleness, inattention, inconstancy, indolence, neglect, negligence, remissness, sloth

   Synonyms:
   application, assiduity, attention, constancy, diligence, effort, exertion, intentness, labor, pains, patience, perseverance, persistence, sedulousness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. industry

   Antonyms:
   inactivity, ease, indiligence, indolence

   Synonyms:
   activity, toil, assiduity, diligence, perseverance

Matched Categories

1. • Commercial Enterprise
   • Determination
   • Industry

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. industrynoun

   the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

   "each industry has its own trade publications"

   Synonyms:
   industriousness, diligence, manufacture

2. industry, manufacturenoun

   the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

   "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production"

   Synonyms:
   industriousness, diligence, manufacture, fabrication, manufacturing

3. diligence, industriousness, industrynoun

   persevering determination to perform a task

   "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues"

   Synonyms:
   industriousness, diligence, manufacture, application

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. industrynoun

   Synonyms:
   assiduity, diligence, activity, labor, work, exertion, efforts

How to use industry in a sentence?

1. Maarten Wetselaar:

   At the moment the industry is more constrained in financial resources rather than opportunity-constrained.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   conglomerhates-this is a term that I coined while noticing the umbrella strategy under which certain entities in the -murderous music industry- steal the wailers reggae legacy. it was also a strategy developedin the early 1800's by which some sets of folks joined forces with each other to the exclusion of some, thereby monopolizing the market. today, we see the umg/bmg system of music and entertainment conglomerhates/conglomerates- doing the same thing.

3. Nick Clegg:

   These are complex issues and we are committed to working with world leaders, governments, industry and safety experts at this week's meeting and beyond on a clear framework of rules to help keep people safe from harm.

4. Bas Steins Bischop:

   The sentiment of industry is turning against protection measures, (But) Boskalis is anything but a corporate raider.

5. Andrew Dittmar:

   From Chevron’s perspective, a sale further streamlines their upstream operations as they narrow their focus to the largest and most economic oil and gas projects while further diversifying their business to stay abreast of changes in the industry, they are likely hoping to capitalize on a resurgent Eagle Ford MA market largely driven by interest from private equity buyers.

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