ready-made rea·dy·made uncommon adjective 1. made for purchase and immediate use Antonymscustom-made Similarmadeoff-the-rackprefab 2. repeated regularly without thought or originality “ready-made phrases” Synonymscliched Similarunoriginal 3. commercially produced; not homemade “ready-made clothes” Similarfactory-made WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.