Antonyms of adj industrial
3 of 4 senses of industrial
Sense 2
industrial (vs. nonindustrial) -- (having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation")
nonindustrial (vs. industrial) -- (not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises; "a nonindustrial society")
=> developing, underdeveloped -- (relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply)
=> unindustrialized, unindustrialised -- (not converted to industrialism)
Sense 3
industrial -- (employed in industry; "the industrial classes"; "industrial work")
INDIRECT (VIA blue-collar) -> white-collar -- (of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers; "the coal miner's son aspired to a white-collar occupation as a bookkeeper")
Sense 4
industrial -- (suitable to stand up to hard wear; "industrial carpeting")
INDIRECT (VIA heavy-duty) -> light-duty -- (not designed for heavy work; "a light-duty detergent")
Similarity of adj industrial
4 senses of industrial
Sense 1
industrial -- (of or relating to or resulting from industry; "industrial output")
Sense 2
industrial (vs. nonindustrial) -- (having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation")
=> developed, highly-developed -- ((used of societies) having high industrial development; "developed countries")
=> industrialized, industrialised -- (made industrial; converted to industrialism; "industrialized areas")
=> postindustrial -- (of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research; "postindustrial countries")
Also See-> progressive#1
Sense 3
industrial -- (employed in industry; "the industrial classes"; "industrial work")
=> blue-collar (vs. white-collar) -- (of or designating manual industrial work or workers)
Sense 4
industrial -- (suitable to stand up to hard wear; "industrial carpeting")
=> heavy-duty (vs. light-duty) -- (designed for heavy work; "a heavy-duty detergent"; "heavy-duty gloves")