uncustomizable
No options available
Unable to be modified or adjusted according to individual preferences.
Software that is uncustomizable offers no options for changing its appearance or behavior: The app's uncustomizable interface frustrated users who wanted to rearrange the menus.
The word often carries a note of complaint—things people want to personalize but cannot.
Preset standard option
- presetConfigured before use
- hardcodedPermanently set in software
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- fixedRestored or immovable
out-of-the-box · standard · built-in · inflexible · rigid · unmodifiable · static · unchangeable
Made in large quantities
- genericNot brand-name
- one-size-fits-allMeant for anybody
- off-the-shelfPrepackaged and ready-to-use
- prefabricatedManufactured in advance
stock · uniform · standardized · cookie-cutter · ready-made · manufactured · wholesale · commercial
Required by rule
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
- bindingLegally or morally required
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- requiredNeeded by rule
fixed · blanket · universal · top-down · bureaucratic · standardized · regulated · imposed
Unable to bend
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
- constrainingImposing limits upon
frustrating · impersonal · one-way · predetermined · scripted · controlled · prescriptive · unaccommodating
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Preset standard option
fixed · out-of-the-box · standard · built-in · inflexible · rigid · unmodifiable · static · unchangeable · proprietary
mass-produced
Made in large quantities
- genericNot brand-name
- one-size-fits-allMeant for anybody
- off-the-shelfPrepackaged and ready-to-use
prefabricated · stock · uniform · standardized · cookie-cutter · ready-made · manufactured · wholesale · commercial · retail
mandatory
Required by rule
- non-negotiableCannot be altered
- bindingLegally or morally required
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
required · fixed · blanket · universal · top-down · bureaucratic · standardized · regulated · imposed · dictated
rigid
Unable to bend
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- limitingPlacing restrictions upon
constraining · frustrating · impersonal · one-way · predetermined · scripted · controlled · prescriptive · unaccommodating · unyielding
uncustomizablecustomizable
Able to be modified
configurable · adaptable · personalizable · adjustable · modifiable
custom, customs, customary, customarily, customize, customizable, customization, customized, customizing