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
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
Examples of ready-made in a Sentence
Adjective
the store carries mostly inexpensive ready-made clothing
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Adjective
Inside, 4,200 square feet (390 sqm) of living space flow effortlessly throughout an intentionally neutral palette and a natural yet sophisticated aesthetic—as if this home just rose up ready-made from the mountains.
—Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Some can be bought ready-made, while others can possibly be pulled together from what the person already owns.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Protect your blooms by staking peonies with ready-made or DIY supports in spring just as new growth appears.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
The case that Earth came ready-made with its own water production means isn’t quite a slam dunk.
—Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article Sometimes in football, a program is ready-made for a new coach to come in and take over.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Sometimes in football, a program is ready-made for a new coach to come in and take over.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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
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“Ready-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-made. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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