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custom

custom

138 4.4
Made or done to fit one person's needs
  • adjective
  • /ˈkʌstəm/
translation icon : personalizado
  • This time I'm going to build a custom PC keypad.
  • custom-designed
  • custom software
  • custom-molded

And these chairs are custom as well from Calfern.

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Examples

  • The company specializes in custom furniture tailored to fit each client's unique space.

  • I had this custom board of all the California beaches I was gonna surf.

  • So we built our own custom LED.

  • We're also doing some custom stuff for the print.

  • "We'll have to be able to do custom work as well, if we're to eat," I said.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Here they are, the custom Air tags.

  • Looks like I'm going to need some help with the custom work, too.

  • Yes, my friends, because that is the power of custom liquid cooling.

  • So this whole wall, we're doing a whole custom shelving unit thing.

  • You know, Brittany said she'd make me a custom bracelet.

Synonyms

special
vscustom
1.0

Made for a particular person, purpose, or occasion

is narrower, focusing on fitting a person's needs exactly rather than just being different
custom-made
vscustom
14 3.8

Made for one person to match their needs

is the general idea of making to individual needs rather than mass production
individualized
vscustom
14 4.1

Made for one person's needs or likes

means the same personal fit but often used broadly for services and plans
tailor-made
vscustom
7 4.0

Made to fit a person's size or needs

implies making for one person's exact body or needs rather than generic fit
custom-built
vscustom
7 4.1

Made to fit a particular person or a special use

focuses more on being built for a purpose rather than general adaptation
bespoke
vscustom
  • UK
7 6.9

Made for one person to fit their exact measurements

focuses on being tailored to one person rather than standard sizes
made-to-order
vscustom
4 3.8

Created for a customer to match their requests

is made to fit a person's needs rather than a single contract order
tailored
vscustom
1 3.7

Made to fit one person's body exactly

stresses adjustment to a person rather than mass standardized production
personalized
vscustom
  • US
1 4.1

Made for one person to fit their needs

emphasizes personal detail rather than full remake to exact measurements
bespoken
vscustom
  • Archaic
9.4

Clothing made to order for one person

is the modern phrase for goods made to a person's requirements

Antonyms

81 4.8

Typical of a whole group rather than a single person or thing

4.0

Made the same by following set rules

Compounds

9 3.9

An item made for one person to fit their needs

7 4.1

Made to fit a particular person or a special use

Drinking glasses for beer made to order with a name or logo

A sticker for a car with your own message or design

How Tailored

bespoke
  • UK
7 6.9
tailored
1 3.7
custom
138 4.4
standard
675 2.7

Surface Forms

custom positive

Etymology

Custom as an adjective meaning made to fit someone comes from the idea of making something for a particular person's use, like custom-made items for a customer, which is why custom goods are made to your needs.