Synonyms of ready-to-wearnext
1
of clothing : ready-made
2
: dealing in ready-made clothes
ready-to-wear stores
ready-to-wear noun

Examples of ready-to-wear in a Sentence

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Ellie Bamber in Giorgio Armani fall 1994 ready-to-wear. Alex Badia, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026 Fashion Month is upon us, and giving way to an exciting crop of beauty trends hitting the runway beside spring ready-to-wear collections. Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026 Singer Monica brought her son, Rodney Hill III, to his first fashion show – a lesson in true craftsmanship from Maxwell Osbourne and Dao-Yi Chow in their first ready-to-wear collection in seven years. Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026 Suki Waterhouse demonstrated one way to wear this trend at the premiere of Die My Love in November, with her corset dress from Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen’s spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ready-to-wear

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ready-to-wear was in 1895

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“Ready-to-wear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ready-to-wear. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

ready-to-wear

adjective
ˌred-ēt-ə-ˈwa(ə)r
-ˈwe(ə)r
: made in a standard size and not for any particular person

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