store-bought
Not made here
Store-bought describes items purchased from a retail establishment rather than made at home or by hand: store-bought cookies, store-bought costumes.
The term often carries a slight implication of inferiority compared to homemade goods: Nothing beats homemade pie—store-bought just isn't the same.
Sometimes used figuratively to suggest something generic or lacking personal touch.
Sealed before sale
- ready-to-eatRequiring no cooking
- instantBriefest unit of time
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- microwaveableSafe for radiation cooking
quick · time-saving · effortless · grab-and-go · shelf-stable · boxed · canned · jarred
Of factories and production
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- machine-madeFabricated by apparatus
- uniformIdentical throughout
generic · mass-market · processed · branded · packaged · impersonal · consistent · regulated
Self-service food retailer
- groceryFood retail shop
- brandCompany's product line name
- chainLinked segments forming length
- franchiseLicensed business operation
product · shelf · aisle · checkout · packaging · label · merchandise · retail
Prepared at one's residence
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- scratch-madeCreated from basic ingredients
- hand-pickedDeliberately selected by someone
farm-fresh · small-batch · DIY · hand-rolled
prepackaged
Sealed before sale
- ready-to-eatRequiring no cooking
- instantBriefest unit of time
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
microwaveable · quick · time-saving · effortless · grab-and-go · shelf-stable · boxed · canned · jarred · bottled
industrial
Of factories and production
- standardizedMade uniform across cases
- manufacturedMade by machinery
- machine-madeFabricated by apparatus
uniform · generic · mass-market · processed · branded · packaged · impersonal · consistent · regulated · mass-produced
supermarket
Self-service food retailer
franchise · product · shelf · aisle · checkout · packaging · label · merchandise · retail · barcode
homemade
Prepared at one's residence
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- scratch-madeCreated from basic ingredients
hand-picked · farm-fresh · small-batch · DIY · hand-rolled
- Ready-Madeready-made, off-the-shelf, prefabricated, prefab, prebuilt
- bread qualitiesfresh, stale, soft, crusty, crispy
- originsbeginning, birth, creation, source, roots
store-boughthomemade
Prepared at one's residence
handmade · homegrown · handcrafted · from scratch · artisanal
store-boughtcustom-made
Made to individual order
bespoke · tailor-made · custom · tailored · customized