Out of the box

Meaning

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: See out of, the, box.

(idiomatic, of a product) Immediately, without intervention from the customer.
This software has to work out of the box, without any fancy installation.

(idiomatic) Outside the box; unconventionally: outside the limits of conventional thinking.

out-of-the-box

Alternative form of out of the box (especially in attributive use)

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

out-of-the-box

Synonyms

creative laterally OOB Outside the Box blue sky arty deviceful OOTB outside of the box

Antonyms

cliche stereotypic platitudinous damnable unadventurous

Examples

Indian culture certainly gives the Indian mind, including the mind of the Indian scientist, the ability to think out of the box. Roland Joffe

Christians often want to hide behind the walls of the church, where we are comfortable, but sometimes we have to come out of the box. Cheryl James

Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box. Walter Isaacson

To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box. Brian Setzer

Usually I like to improvise. Sometimes, depending on the nature of the piece, I like to improvise because I think it brings certain freshness and a reality to it, as long as it doesn't go too far out of the box. Robert Redford

Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software. Wietse Venema

Words in the phrase

Out of the box

Close letter words and terms

out of temper out of the Ark out of the blue out of the chute out of the clear blue sky out of the clear sky