| ADJECTIVE | all | ready-made | made for purchase and immediate use |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | ready-made, cliched | repeated regularly without thought or originality | |
| all | ready-made | commercially produced | |
| NOUN | artifact | ready-made | a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase |
| Meaning | made for purchase and immediate use. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | made | produced by a manufacturing process |
| 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 | |
| prefab | Manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere | |
| ready-to-eat | food products that are prepared in advance and can be eaten as sold | |
| Opposite | custom-made, custom | made according to the specifications of an individual |
| Meaning | repeated regularly without thought or originality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "ready-made phrases" | |
| Synonym | cliched | |
| Broader | unoriginal | not original |
| Meaning | commercially produced; not homemade. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "ready-made clothes" | |
| Broader | factory-made | produced in quantity at a factory |
| Meaning | A manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "their apartment was furnished with ready-mades" | |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
| Opposite | custom-made, custom-built | An item made to the customer's specifications |
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