Meanings
- not comparableDesigned and constructed to serve a particular purpose.
purpose-built vehicles
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Near-synonyms: purpose-made, custom-built, custom-made, custom, bespoke; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
purpose-built equipment
Their factory in Ohio has purpose-built epoxy-curing ovens that accommodate even the largest models.
Southampton is also the country's top port for car exports and imports, handling 900,000 vehicles a year. DB Cargo runs purpose-built wagons bringing cars by rail from Midlands factories into the port.
2020 May 20, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Rail freight sector warns of slump in container traffic”, in Rail, page 10Synonyms: purpose-made, custom-built, custom-made, custom, bespoke, custom-made, made-to-measure, made-to-order · Antonyms: multipurpose, general-purpose, all-purpose
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDesigned and constructed to serve a particular purpose.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivedesigned and constructed to serve a particular purpose
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Swedish specialbyggd, specialgjord
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Cite this entry
purpose-built. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpose-built
“purpose-built.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpose-built. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purpose-built,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpose-built.
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