Synonyms of framing

framing 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrā-miŋ 

as in structure

the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form

the framing of the debate will consist of a predetermined order of turns and follow-up comments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• structure
• framework
• architecture
• frame
• infrastructure
• fabric
• skeleton
• shell
• configuration
• shape
• edifice
• armature
• network
• outline
• cadre
• lattice
• cage
• contour
• profile
• silhouette
• figure
• chassis

framing

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verb

present participle of frame

1

as in producing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in negotiating

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

a composer framing the structure of a song

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiating
• manipulating
• arranging
• plotting
• engineering
• maneuvering
• managing
• contriving
• concluding
• masterminding
• finessing
• wangling
• finagling
• machinating
• concerting
• conducting
• handling
• hatching
• working out
• intriguing
• scheming
• hammering out
• directing
• concocting
• conniving
• brewing
• angling (for)
• compassing
• cooking (up)
• commanding
• gerrymandering
• running
• quarterbacking
• captaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blowing
• butchering
• mangling
• fumbling
• bungling
• mishandling
• botching
• messing (up)
• gumming (up)
• bobbling
• muffing
• flubbing
• lousing up

3

as in preparing

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

• preparing
• composing
• drafting
• writing
• formulating
• crafting
• casting
• drawing up
• putting together
• shaping
• molding
• making
• building
• fashioning
• forming
• constructing
• fabricating
• wording
• stating
• assembling
• devising
• expressing
• reframing
• penning
• authoring
• phrasing
• conceiving
• couching
• sculpturing
• verbalizing
• concocting
• compounding
• piecing (together)
• inditing
• reformulating
• redrafting

4

as in planning

to work out the details of (something) in advance

framed a schedule for the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planning
• designing
• preparing
• organizing
• arranging
• plotting
• calculating
• shaping
• outlining
• projecting
• devising
• charting
• budgeting
• choreographing
• drafting
• mapping (out)
• blueprinting
• laying out
• contemplating
• scheming (out)
• strategizing (about)
• sketching
• intriguing
• figuring
• intending
• contriving
• conspiring
• meaning
• concerting
• aiming
• machinating
• getting up
• having on
• meditating
• premeditating
• putting up

5

as in bordering

to serve as a border for

trees framed the walkway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bordering
• bounding
• surrounding
• edging
• skirting
• rimming
• defining
• fringing
• encircling
• margining
• trimming
• outlining
• tracing
• enclosing
• demarcating
• circling
• sketching
• hemming
• looping
• restricting
• circumscribing
• delineating
• limiting
• rounding
• silhouetting
• confining
• walling
• ringing
• controlling
• curbing
• restraining
• environing
• checking
• girthing
• girdling
• compassing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of framing

Noun

Over the course of two days of congressional testimony, Democrats challenged the framing of the museum as politically biased and defended the Smithsonian’s independence, including with their own report, noting errors in the White House document. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

The present-day framing takes place on the island where an exhausted Odysseus (Matt Damon) washed up 10 years after the Battle of Troy, and is now held captive by the nymph Calypso (Charlize Theron). — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 July 2026

Verb

An idyllic Hawaiian backdrop could be seen behind her, framing her bikini photo with bright blue water, palm trees, lush greenery, and white sand. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 18 July 2026

Much like framing a photograph, this all-important space needs proportion, breathing room, and a clear focal point to feel balanced rather than busy. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026