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

The property was custom-built in 2009 by Mike Hagan, a longtime local entrepreneur and Saint Joseph’s University alumnus and patron, and his wife, Joyce, per reports. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Sally and Gillian live together in sisterly bliss in that beautiful old house, the exterior of which was custom-built for the film on Washington’s San Juan Island. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026

Deep Fission said the demonstration did not require equipment invented, custom-built, or adapted for nuclear service. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

The largest power transformers cannot be mass-manufactured but are instead custom-built for each utility company’s electrical substations. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 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