To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Definition of off-the-shelf
: available as a stock item : not specially designed or custom-made
off-the-shelf software
Synonyms & Antonyms for off-the-shelf
Synonyms
- bought,
- mass-produced,
- off-the-peg
- [chiefly British],
- off-the-rack,
- ready-made,
- store,
- store-bought
Antonyms
- bespoke
- (also bespoken),
- custom,
- customized,
- custom-made,
- tailored,
- tailor-made
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on off-the-shelf
What made you want to look up off-the-shelf? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words for Summer: A Quiz
- Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
- Words for Summer: A Quiz
Test your knowledge of words related to the season of longer days and vacations.
Take the quiz - A More Exception(al) Quiz
Which of these things doesn't belong?
Take the quiz - Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz - Citation
Do you know the person or title these quotes describe?
Play the game
Share off-the-shelf
Time Traveler for off-the-shelf
The first known use of off-the-shelf was in 1950
See more words from the same year