made

Constructed from nothing

Made is the past tense and participle of make, one of the most common verbs.

It is used in perfect and passive forms in which make is the main verb.

Like some other past participles, made has some use as an adjective, particularly as a predicate adjective, as in the beds are all made.

As an attributive adjective, made means manufactured or assured of success.

composition

composed

Calm and self-possessed

comprised · constituted · assembled · structured · created · fashioned · shaped · molded · put-together · consisting

manufactured

mass-produced

Made in large quantities

processed · standardized · automated · molded · stamped · extruded · replicated · prefabricated · die-cast · machined

synthetic

artificial

Made, not natural

  • fauxArtificial or imitation
  • imitationCopy of the original
  • ersatzArtificial and inferior substitute

simulated · synthetic · engineered · lab-grown · cultured · processed · composite · plastic · fabricated · counterfeit

completed

finished

Brought to an end

fulfilled · realized · executed · finalized · concluded · settled · resolved · consummated · effected · polished

crafted

handcrafted

Made manually, not machined

hand-sewn · hand-carved · hand-forged · hand-painted · hand-tooled · hand-thrown · hand-woven · hand-stitched · hand-built · whittled

homemade

DIY

Amateur home projects

grandma's · rustic · wholesome · comfort · potluck · quilted · crocheted · jarred · pickled

Categories
Opposites
creation vs. destruction

madedestroyed

Made to cease existing

unmade · broken · demolished · ruined · wrecked

artificial vs. natural origin

madenatural

Not artificially produced

wild · organic · innate · unprocessed · native

completion vs. incompletion

madeunmade

Not arranged or tidied

unfinished · incomplete · unassembled · pending · undone

Phrases
Family

madness, homemade, handmade, remade, maddening, unmade, man-made, ready-made, madder

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G