Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Produced in a large-scale industrial operation: Refers to goods or items created systematically using machinery, labor, and standardized processes, typically in a factory setting. This contrasts with handmade or naturally occurring items.

Usage

• The adjective "manufactured" is used to describe items that are the result of industrial production. It often implies standardization, efficiency, and large quantities.
• It can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'is' or 'was').

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • The store sells a wide range of manufactured goods, from furniture to electronics.
  • There is a high demand for cheap, manufactured clothing.
• Predicative use (after a linking verb):
  • This component is manufactured in our overseas plant.
  • Most of the toys were manufactured using automated processes.

Advanced Usage

• "Manufactured consent": A sociological/political concept where public opinion is shaped or engineered by mass media and cultural institutions to align with the interests of the powerful.
  • The book analyzes the role of media in creating manufactured consent for the war.
• "Manufactured home": A formal term for a type of prefabricated housing built in a factory and transported to a site.
  • They decided to buy a manufactured home for its affordability.

Variants and Related Words

• Manufacture (verb): To make or produce goods on a large scale using machinery.
  • The company manufactures automotive parts.
• Manufacturer (noun): A person or company that makes goods for sale.
  • The manufacturer issued a recall for the defective product.
• Manufacturing (noun): The process or business of producing goods in factories.
  • The city's economy relies heavily on manufacturing.

Synonyms

• Mass-produced: Made in large quantities, often implying a lack of uniqueness.
• Industrial: Relating to or characterized by industry, especially on a large scale.
• Factory-made: Made in a factory.

Antonyms

• Handmade: Made by hand, not by machine.
• Artisanal: Made in a traditional or non-mechanized way by a skilled craftsperson.
• Natural: Existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humans.

Related Phrases

• "Of foreign manufacture": Made in a different country.
  • The label indicated the device was of foreign manufacture.
• "Manufacturing process": The series of operations used to make a product.
  • They streamlined the manufacturing process to reduce costs.

Adjective

1. produced in a large-scale industrial operation