ready-made
Off the shelf
Ready-made describes something manufactured in advance for general sale rather than custom-made to order: ready-made clothing, ready-made curtains.
The term extends to anything conveniently available without effort: a ready-made excuse, ready-made solutions.
In art, a ready-made is an ordinary manufactured object presented as art, famously Marcel Duchamp's urinal displayed in a gallery.
Requiring minimal effort
- accessibleAble to be reached
- handyUseful and nearby
- practicalSuited for real use
- time-savingReducing required duration
effortless · simple · streamlined · uncomplicated · straightforward · turnkey · grab-and-go · hassle-free
Commercially produced, not homemade
- off-the-shelfPrepackaged and ready-to-use
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- packagedEnclosed for distribution
- brandedMarked by hot iron
supermarket · stock · pre-packaged · consumer-grade · shrink-wrapped · boxed · catalogue · e-commerce
Made in large quantities
- industrialOf factories and production
- automatedOperating without human control
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- engineeredDesigned with technical precision
molded · stamped · extruded · fabricated
Identical throughout
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
- genericNot brand-name
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
- interchangeableAble to replace another
template · boilerplate · one-size-fits-all · off-the-rack · conforming · regulation · unoriginal · conventional
easy
Requiring minimal effort
- accessibleAble to be reached
- handyUseful and nearby
- practicalSuited for real use
time-saving · effortless · simple · streamlined · uncomplicated · straightforward · turnkey · grab-and-go · hassle-free · plug-and-play
store-bought
Commercially produced, not homemade
- off-the-shelfPrepackaged and ready-to-use
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- packagedEnclosed for distribution
branded · supermarket · stock · pre-packaged · consumer-grade · shrink-wrapped · boxed · catalogue · e-commerce · merchandise
mass-produced
Made in large quantities
- industrialOf factories and production
- automatedOperating without human control
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
engineered · molded · stamped · extruded · fabricated
uniform
Identical throughout
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
- genericNot brand-name
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
interchangeable · template · boilerplate · one-size-fits-all · off-the-rack · conforming · regulation · unoriginal · conventional · formulaic
microwaveable
Safe for radiation cooking
coffee · tea · cereal · popcorn · pizza · burrito · smoothie · fast-food · powdered · snack
modular
Made of separable units
sections · panels · volumetric · prefab · assembled · knockdown · components
- Ready-Madeoff-the-shelf, prefabricated, prefab, prebuilt, mass-produced
- mass marketmass-produced, mainstream, commercial, popular, widespread
- preassembledprefab, prefabricated, factory-built, prebuilt, preformed
- convenientconvenient, easy, effortless, handy, hassle-free
- Timesaversshortcut, shortcuts, quick fix, autopay, autofill
- avant-gardeDada, Dadaism, Futurism, Constructivism, Cabaret Voltaire
ready-madebespoke
Made to individual specifications
custom-made · made-to-order · tailor-made · tailored · custom-built
ready-madehomemade
Prepared at one's residence
from scratch · handmade · handcrafted · self-made · DIY