custom-built

adjective

cus·​tom-built ˈkə-stəm-ˈbilt 

: built to individual specifications

a custom-built house

Examples of custom-built in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But scientists have only tuned into this music of the spheres for about a decade, thanks to sophisticated observatories that were custom-built to pick up these reverberations—gravitational waves—which ripple otherwise unnoticed through the fabric of spacetime. —K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026

In the galley kitchen, Troadec retrofit existing cabinets, added new hardware, and custom-built a banquette with extra storage. —Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 7 Mar. 2026

The company's installers are trained and certified, and every product is custom-built to fit the specific dimensions of each opening. —Community's Choice Awards, Florida Times-Union, 7 Mar. 2026

Imagine learning to ski competitively on a machine or with equipment that must be custom-built for your body, and then imagine winning gold on it. —Oksana Masters, Time, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for custom-built

• built
• gilt
• guilt
• hilt
• kilt
• lilt
• milt
• quilt
• silt
• spilt
• stilt
• tilt