Synonyms of fashioning

fashioning

verb

present participle of fashion

1

as in adapting

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

the ex-governor seems to be fashioning his political beliefs to win favor with a more conservative national electorate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adapting
• adjusting
• tailoring
• putting
• conforming
• shaping
• suiting
• preparing
• editing
• customizing
• fitting
• accommodating
• transforming
• matching
• conditioning
• acclimating
• establishing
• altering
• modifying
• doctoring
• converting
• bending
• acclimatizing
• equipping
• modeling
• readjusting
• remaking
• correcting
• tuning
• orienting
• reworking
• redesigning
• harmonizing
• revising
• gearing
• attuning
• regulating
• squaring
• recasting
• rooting
• reclaiming
• orientating
• refashioning
• acquainting
• patterning
• familiarizing
• remodeling
• reinventing
• recycling
• readying
• revamping
• rehearsing
• readapting
• hardening
• training
• refitting
• settling
• redoing
• inuring
• habituating
• reengineering
• toughening
• priming
• redeveloping
• accustoming
• refocusing
• rigging
• registering
• seasoning
• phasing
• refiguring
• naturalizing
• rejiggering
• making over
• fine-tuning
• fiddling (with)
• habilitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusting

2

as in producing

to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

for the Christmas pageant the boy's mother was able to fashion the length of fabric into something that could pass as a shepherd's outfit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• producing
• making
• creating
• manufacturing
• constructing
• forming
• assembling
• fabricating
• framing
• building
• crafting
• shaping
• organizing
• erecting
• structuring
• putting together
• designing
• inventing
• establishing
• forging
• devising
• molding
• instituting
• rearing
• raising
• originating
• handcrafting
• hewing
• imagining
• concocting
• making up
• contriving
• remaking
• throwing up
• visualizing
• setting up
• conceiving
• knocking out
• patching (together)
• picturing
• envisaging
• putting up
• prefabricating
• refashioning
• minting
• thinking (up)
• cooking (up)
• fathering
• cobbling (together or up)
• remanufacturing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantling
• destroying
• disassembling
• wrecking
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• eradicating
• smashing
• demolishing
• shattering
• ruining
• flattening
• annihilating
• exterminating
• devastating
• breaking up
• pulverizing
• dismembering
• taking apart
• exploding
• razing
• blowing up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fashioning

Ashcraft has allowed two runs over his last two starts (17 IP), fashioning a 14-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

While the boy has not been charged as an adult, the adult designation gives a judge the option of sentencing him as a juvenile, an adult, or fashioning a blended sentence with the option of imposing an adult sentence if the boy is not rehabilitated. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Beard is fashioning a Ted out of paper clips when Roy comes to release him for violating the comportment bylaws. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Isha has been fashioning herself as an industry power broker, this season shining attention on both these designers. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 July 2026

On two occasions, a Spanish player remained on the floor after being strongly dispossessed, with Uruguay fashioning chances for Nunez, reintroduced to the starting line-up as Bielsa’s only change after the Cape Verde draw. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Michaels wanted to capture the excitement of a Halloween carnival with the Vintage Spirits collection, fashioning each piece in the collection after retro Halloween decorations. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026

Their political motivations led them down bizarre and fantastical paths, with some even fashioning themselves as the true victims of Norvell’s attack. — Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation, 11 June 2026

Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world’s most beloved children’s characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 25 May 2026