ready-to-wear

adjective

Describing apparel that does not need any tailoring (for example hemming) before it can be worn.

“"Prêt-à-porter" is a French borrowing that refers to ready-to-wear clothing.”

Similar
also: Thesaurus:custom-madeoff-the-pegoff-the-rackprêt-à-porterRTWoff-the-shelfready-made
Opposite
also: Thesaurus:custom-made
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Meanings

adjectiveready-to-wear (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing apparel that does not need any tailoring (for example hemming) before it can be worn.

    "Prêt-à-porter" is a French borrowing that refers to ready-to-wear clothing.

    Synonyms: also: Thesaurus:custom-made, off-the-peg, off-the-rack, prêt-à-porter, RTW

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDescribing apparel that does not need any tailoring (for example hemming) before it can be worn.

Similar
also: Thesaurus:custom-madeoff-the-pegoff-the-rackprêt-à-porterRTW
Opposite
also: Thesaurus:custom-made

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock

Similar
off-the-rackoff-the-shelfoff-the-pegready-made
Also see
off-the-pegoff-the-rackoff-the-shelf

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

ready + to + wear

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 成
  • 成 (chéng)not needing tailoring
Finnish valmis- (as in valmisvaate)
  • valmis- (as in valmisvaate)not needing tailoring
Polish gotowy do noszenia
  • gotowy do noszenianot needing tailoring
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APA

ready-to-wear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready-to-wear

MLA

“ready-to-wear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready-to-wear. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ready-to-wear,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ready-to-wear.

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