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")

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