adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   an item made to the customer's specifications wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Made according to the needs of a particular person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique. not-comparable

   "Near-synonyms: custom-built, tailor-made, tailored; see also Thesaurus:custom-made"

Adjective

1. 1
   made according to the specifications of an individual wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tailor-madeassembledbespokebuiltcastcustom

Antonyms

All antonyms

off-the-pegoff-the-rackoff-the-shelfprepackaged

Example

More examples

"Traditional Thanksgiving gatherings seem custom-made to spread the coronavirus."

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