industrial
Something industrial has to do with industry or factories. If you're taking a stroll alone at night, avoid the industrial areas — there aren't many people around after business hours and it can be kind of spooky.
Industrial, besides meaning "having to do with industry," has also come to mean "tough," capable of withstanding wear and tear. If you're carpeting your home, avoid industrial carpet. It's easy to clean but not so soft. An industrial nation is a developed nation with manufacturing as part of its economy. If you work in the industrial sector, as opposed to say the arts sector, you work in manufacturing.
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of or relating to or resulting from industry“industrial output”
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having highly developed industries“the industrial revolution”“an industrial nation”
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developed, highly-developed
(used of societies) having high industrial development
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industrialised, industrialized
made industrial; converted to industrialism
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postindustrial
of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research
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progressive
favoring or promoting progress
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nonindustrial
not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises
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developing, underdeveloped
relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
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unindustrialised, unindustrialized
not converted to industrialism
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developed, highly-developed
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employed in industry“the industrial classes”“industrial work”
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blue-collar
of or designating manual industrial work or workers
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blue-collar
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suitable to stand up to hard wear“industrial carpeting”
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heavy-duty
designed for heavy work
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heavy-duty
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