HOMEMADE Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

homemade

adjective

Definition of homemade

as in manual

made in the home and not in a factory, store, etc. He makes a fantastic homemade bread.

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Recent Examples of homemade For dessert, there are seasonal pies sold whole or by the slice and homemade bread pudding, a root beer float and a berry cobbler with two scoops of ice cream. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Last November, both TMZ and CBS News reported alleged infractions, including being caught with homemade alcohol and trying to make a forbidden three-way phone call. — Cheyenne Roundtree, VIBE.com, 24 July 2026 While Ma handled the quilting and Pa the whittling, the girls often made crowns from wildflowers, dolls from cloth or paper, and homemade garlands for the holidays. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2026 Violations included visibly spoiled, expired milk; selling homemade desserts without approval; and not refrigerating perishable foods properly. — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for homemade

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Purchases will automatically appear in QuickBooks, eliminating manual expense entry.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That vintage aesthetic is blended with modern tech, with the watch powered by an in-house manual movement (Caliber OP X) offering a 56-hour power reserve.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2026

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Markovitz had a talent celebrated for decades for his homespun approach to capturing landscapes and key destinations from his keen eye’s artistic interpretation.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
And in recent years, the image of a white pioneer family in homespun garb has been impossible to separate from the reactionary tradwife trend.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

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