ready-made

1 of 2

adjective

ˌre-dē-ˈmād 

1

: made beforehand especially for general sale

ready-made suits

2

: lacking originality or individuality

3

: readily available

her illness provided a ready-made excuse

ready-made

2 of 2

noun

1

: something (such as a garment) that is ready-made

2

usually readymade [French ready-made, from English] : a commonplace artifact (such as a comb or ice tongs) selected and shown as a work of art

Synonyms

Adjective

• bought
• mass-produced
• off-the-peg [chiefly British]
• off-the-rack
• off-the-shelf
• store
• store-bought

Examples of ready-made in a Sentence

Adjective

the store carries mostly inexpensive ready-made clothing

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The result: a canvas ready-made for needlepoint, a craft that’s essentially paint-by-numbers for embroidery. —Megan Sauer, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025

The challenges facing the Polar Security Cutter Program are ready-made for DOGE. —Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

The offense should be ready-made for 2025 Riley proved himself this season, guiding a Clemson offense that improved from 98th nationally in yards per play (5.3) in 2023 to 28th (6.3) in 2024. —Grace Raynor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025

The language is now already written and could be inserted ready-made into a new bill. —Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025

Whittingham’s program comes in ready-made to contend for Big 12 titles, starting with the return of two-time Pac-12 champion quarterback Cam Rising after missing all of last season. —Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024

While the economy is largely supported by its robust ready-made garment manufacturing (RMG) sector, the second-largest in the world after China, Bangladesh has been diversifying its economy into new sectors such as pharmaceuticals, electronics, shipbuilding, and agro-processing. —Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

These include row houses, brownstones, and a virtual small downtown — all ready-made for a robotaxi demonstration. —Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2024

Consisting of six songs that seem ready-made for blasting at a circuit party, the EP represents Lambert’s boldest work yet — mostly because the lyrics are raunchy as hell. —James Factora, Them, 12 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1882, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ready-made

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Kids Definition

ready-made

1 of 2 adjective

ˌred-ē-ˈmād

: made beforehand for immediate use

ready-made clothes

ready-made

2 of 2 noun

: something that is ready-made