Antonyms of noun ready-made

1 sense of ready-made

Sense 1
ready-made -- (a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase; "their apartment was furnished with ready-mades")
       Antonym of custom-made (Sense 1)
      => custom-made, custom-built -- (an item made to the customer's specifications)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ready-made

1 sense of ready-made

Sense 1
ready-made -- (a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase; "their apartment was furnished with ready-mades")
       => artifact, artefact -- (a man-made object taken as a whole)

Antonyms of adj ready-made

3 senses of ready-made

Sense 1
ready-made (vs. custom-made) -- (made for purchase and immediate use)

custom-made (vs. ready-made), custom -- (made according to the specifications of an individual)
        => bespoke, bespoken, made-to-order, tailored, tailor-made -- ((of clothing) custom-made)
        => custom-built, made-to-order -- (built for a particular individual)

Sense 2
cliched, ready-made -- (repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases")

INDIRECT (VIA unoriginal) -> original -- (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind")

Sense 3
ready-made -- (commercially produced; not homemade; "ready-made clothes")

INDIRECT (VIA factory-made) -> homemade -- (made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread")

Similarity of adj ready-made

3 senses of ready-made

Sense 1
ready-made (vs. custom-made) -- (made for purchase and immediate use)
       => made -- (produced by a manufacturing process; "bought some made goods at the local store; rope and nails")
       => off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, off-the-peg, ready-to-wear -- ((especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes")
       => prefab -- (manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere; "a pre structure")
       => ready-to-eat -- (food products that are prepared in advance and can be eaten as sold)

Sense 2
cliched, ready-made -- (repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases")
       => unoriginal (vs. original) -- (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham)

Sense 3
ready-made -- (commercially produced; not homemade; "ready-made clothes")
       => factory-made (vs. homemade) -- (produced in quantity at a factory)

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