Synonyms of frames

frames 1 of 2

noun

plural of frame

1

as in frameworks

the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form

now that the frame has been built, we have a better idea of the size of our new house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frameworks
• structures
• architectures
• skeletons
• fabrics
• infrastructures
• framings
• shells
• cadres
• shapes
• configurations
• armatures
• edifices
• figures
• cages
• lattices
• contours
• networks
• outlines
• silhouettes
• profiles
• chassis

2

as in shapes

the type of body that a person has

a tall man with a big frame

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shapes
• figures
• physiques
• forms
• builds
• habits
• structures
• constitutions
• anatomies

3

as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something

a white curtain with a blue frame

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edges
• perimeters
• edgings
• confines
• borders
• boundaries
• circumferences
• rims
• margins
• skirts
• ends
• brims
• fringes
• verges
• peripheries
• bounds
• hems
• skirtings
• outskirts
• compasses
• cusps
• borderlines
• lips
• limitations
• ceilings
• crests
• extents
• curbs
• restrictions
• demarcations
• measures
• maxima
• frontiers
• brinks
• terminations
• laps
• shores
• ambits
• marches
• borderlands
• pales
• selvages
• meres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• hearts
• cores
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• inners
• withins

frames

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of frame

1

as in produces

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

framed a unique coffee table from an old, discarded chest of drawers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produces
• manufactures
• makes
• forms
• constructs
• fashions
• creates
• structures
• assembles
• builds
• fabricates
• shapes
• crafts
• designs
• puts together
• molds
• organizes
• rears
• sets up
• erects
• pictures
• knocks out
• institutes
• makes up
• fathers
• forges
• throws up
• establishes
• raises
• handcrafts
• hews
• invents
• originates
• prefabricates
• devises
• thinks (up)
• visualizes
• imagines
• cooks (up)
• patches (together)
• remakes
• contrives
• puts up
• conceives
• envisages
• mints
• concocts
• cobbles (together or up)
• remanufactures
• refashions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dismantles
• breaks up
• disassembles
• destroys
• smashes
• ruins
• wrecks
• takes apart
• shatters
• flattens
• demolishes
• annihilates
• abolishes
• extinguishes
• eradicates
• pulverizes
• dismembers
• explodes
• devastates
• blows up
• exterminates
• razes

2

as in negotiates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

a composer framing the structure of a song

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiates
• plots
• arranges
• engineers
• manipulates
• maneuvers
• finesses
• contrives
• manages
• machinates
• schemes
• wangles
• concludes
• masterminds
• works out
• finagles
• concerts
• handles
• hatches
• angles (for)
• hammers out
• intrigues
• compasses
• directs
• conducts
• brews
• cooks (up)
• commands
• connives
• concocts
• runs
• captains
• quarterbacks
• gerrymanders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blows
• fumbles
• mangles
• bobbles
• butchers
• messes (up)
• flubs
• bungles
• botches
• mishandles
• gums (up)
• muffs
• louses up

3

as in composes

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form

you'll need to frame your argument well if you're going to win the debate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composes
• prepares
• drafts
• crafts
• writes
• casts
• formulates
• shapes
• words
• forms
• molds
• draws up
• phrases
• fashions
• constructs
• puts together
• states
• builds
• makes
• pens
• couches
• sculptures
• authors
• fabricates
• assembles
• verbalizes
• expresses
• pieces (together)
• devises
• compounds
• conceives
• reframes
• indites
• reformulates
• concocts
• redrafts

4

as in plans

to work out the details of (something) in advance

framed a schedule for the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plans
• designs
• plots
• charts
• prepares
• organizes
• arranges
• shapes
• projects
• budgets
• maps (out)
• outlines
• calculates
• schemes (out)
• devises
• blueprints
• choreographs
• drafts
• lays out
• figures
• sketches
• strategizes (about)
• contemplates
• concerts
• machinates
• intrigues
• contrives
• conspires
• intends
• means
• has on
• aims
• gets up
• premeditates
• meditates
• puts up

5

as in borders

to serve as a border for

trees framed the walkway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borders
• bounds
• edges
• rims
• margins
• surrounds
• skirts
• fringes
• walls
• circles
• rings
• outlines
• traces
• trims
• loops
• encircles
• rounds
• defines
• silhouettes
• sketches
• demarcates
• limits
• encloses
• confines
• curbs
• hems
• delineates
• restricts
• checks
• circumscribes
• controls
• environs
• girths
• restrains
• girdles
• compasses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frames

Noun

Coinbase’s whitepaper frames legacy systems as burdened by chargeback risk and positions instant finality as the cure. — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Repeatedly taking the unit in and out can damage the side panels, window frames, and weather stripping. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 14 Sep. 2026

Rooms in the back of the second and third floors had mahogany window frames that peered into the main space, allowing a foreman to supervise workers. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

Local production is concentrated on simpler parts such as seats, footrests and metal frames. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Alibaba Cloud announced a glasses edition of its AI coding platform last week, while Tencent is bringing its office agent to co-branded Rokid frames. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Construction workers gather around food trucks amid the sea of wooden frames and empty lots. — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Manai-Platt is adamant that her brand cannot expand faster than the workshops that produce its frames; scale only matters if the company can maintain the precision of the object and the integrity of its production. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

This is the grandmother of galleries with more than 2,300 paintings spanning the 13th to the 19th centuries, many in glorious gilt frames on fabulous flock wallpaper. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

Buyers may price in uncertainty, leave room for diligence findings or set an anchor price that frames the rest of the negotiation. — Mike McIsaac Cpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The company frames itself as a global creative talent and post-production studio focuses on editorial, color, VFX and finishing for brands, agencies, studios, networks, and artists. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Rather than reveal several toes like a traditional peep-toe silhouette, the cutout frames only the hallux, or big toe — a highly specific footwear trend that surfaced at Copenhagen Fashion Week at the end of August. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Cinematographer Jai Ip frames early scenes in anamorphic wide shots that emphasize depth and space around the characters and recall the work of Hong Kong maestro Johnnie To. — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

The palace directive keeps their formal royal titles in abeyance, frames their charitable work as private and leaves contentious security arrangements to police and a government panel. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Kirby Goidel, the Texas A&M political science professor who helps direct the Texas Pulse poll, draws a distinction that frames the whole race. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

In his book, Guidara frames hospitality as a selfish pleasure. — Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

What did Murdoch think of the play, which frames him and The Sun in a controversial light? — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026