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tailor-made

tailor-made

7 4.0
Made to fit a person's size or needs
  • adjective
  • /ˈteɪlərˌmeɪd/
translation icon : personalizado
  • The education/training program should be tailor-made to a specific job in a particular work environment (Van Akkerveeken 1985).
  • seem tailor-made
  • tailor-made program

Tom and I like developed the soundtrack in a very, very like bespoke like tailor made way.

Examples

  • I should have all my clothes tailor-made.

    Picnic (1955)

  • Based on student response times, the program provides tailor-made lessons for each student.

    Academic text (2003)

  • - Yeah baby, everything is tailor made, how many suits you want?

    Candy (2017)

  • Private military companies, as they have come to be known in recent years, seem tailor-made for exactly this kind of need.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The staff is able to receive help and individual tutorials on specific problems, tailor-made to their concerns.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Frankly, it's a challenge that's tailor-made for you.

    Sunshine (1999)

  • Modern PCs and the web seem tailor-made for ESL applications.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Decentralizing decision-making will require a strategy tailor-made for each school district.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The scientists say similar decoys can be tailor-made for other insect pests closely related to the apple maggot fly.

    Academic text (2000)

  • She ordered a beautiful dress that was tailor-made to match her exact measurements.

Synonyms

custom
vstailor-made
138 4.4

Made or done to fit one person's needs

emphasizes physical fitting or exact measurement for one individual
to order
vstailor-made
27 3.8

Made for a customer to their exact instructions

adds that the focus is on exact measurements and individual fit
custom-made
vstailor-made
14 3.8

Made for one person to match their needs

narrows this to precise fitting to body or individual functional needs
individualized
vstailor-made
14 4.1

Made for one person's needs or likes

is similar but usually implies exact sizing or shape conformity
custom-built
vstailor-made
7 4.1

Made to fit a particular person or a special use

is closer in meaning when the key stresses exact body or use fit
bespoke
vstailor-made
  • UK
7 6.9

Made for one person to fit their exact measurements

focuses more on exact physical fit to one person's body or needs
made-to-order
vstailor-made
4 3.8

Created for a customer to match their requests

is the same idea but stresses precise fit to measurements or needs
tailored
vstailor-made
1 3.7

Made to fit one person's body exactly

is used more for items made exactly to an individual's shape or needs
personalized
vstailor-made
  • US
1 4.1

Made for one person to fit their needs

leans more toward exact physical measurement and precise personal fit
bespoken
vstailor-made
  • Archaic
9.4

Clothing made to order for one person

is similar but highlights exact measurements and individual fit
fitted
vstailor-made
2.0

Made to match the shape and size of something

focuses more broadly on individual requirements beyond mere shape fitting

Antonyms

off-the-rack
  • US
7 4.4

Clothes made in standard sizes and sold in stores, not made for one person

ready-to-wear
3.9

Made in standard sizes and sold in stores instead of being made for one person

How Customised

bespoke
  • UK
7 6.9
tailor-made
7 4.0
altered
3.6
off-the-rack
  • US
7 4.4

Surface Forms

tailor-made positive

Morphology

tailor-made = tailor + made (transparent) = tailor + made

As an adjective, 'tailor-made' transparently means manufactured or adapted by a tailor or adjusted to specific needs; learners can derive this from the components.

Etymology

Tailor-made (adjective) comes from the same idea: a tailor makes clothes to 'fit' someone exactly. So a 'tailor-made' solution or item is specially made to meet one person's or one situation's needs.