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

Doing so can defuse zero-sum framing and give each side reasons to stay at the table. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

In full 360 mode, the X6 records everything around you at up to 8K resolution at 50 frames per second, so framing can happen later during the edit. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

The largest portion of their budget went toward the structural shell of the house, which consisted of things like pouring the concrete foundation ($32,000), building the exterior ($37,000) and the framing ($16,600). — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Falling at the jawline and with face-framing bangs, this messy bob hairstyle remains a classic for a reason. — Omenaa Boakye, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026