custom-made

1. 1.

   an item made to the customer's specifications

   Synonymscustom-built

   Antonymsready-made

   Broaderitem

1. 1.

   made according to the specifications of an individual

   Synonymscustom

   Antonymsready-made

   Similarbespokecustom-built

Questions about custom-made

What does custom-made mean?

custom-made means "an item made to the customer's specifications". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in custom-made?

custom-made has 3 syllables: cu-stom--made. The stress falls on "cu".

What is another word for custom-made?

Close synonyms include custom-built, custom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of custom-made?

The recorded antonyms are ready-made, ready-made.

Is custom-made a common word?

custom-made is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.