FRAMES Synonyms: 257 Similar and Opposite Words

frames 1 of 2

noun

plural of frame

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

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as in shapes

the type of body that a person has a tall man with a big frame

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as in edges

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something a white curtain with a blue frame

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frames

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verb

present tense third-person singular of frame

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

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as in negotiates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care a composer framing the structure of a song

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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

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as in plans

to work out the details of (something) in advance framed a schedule for the project

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as in borders

to serve as a border for trees framed the walkway

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Recent Examples of frames

Noun

Another reason to cop these shades is their acetate frames, which are an earth-friendly alternative to plastics. —

Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026 Photos of him in frames with hearts and angels wings dotted the shelves. —

ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 The site is five miles long and a mile wide at some points, steel frames jut from the ground, heavy machinery operates around the clock, and an endless stream of trucks pours in before sunrise, feeding a project where thousands of workers in hardhats and neon vests swarm. —

Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026 Workers check vehicle frames on the production line for electric vehicle maker Zeekr at its factory on May 29, 2025 in Ningbo, China. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026 Its handcrafted Mazzucchelli acetate frames include polarized UV400 lenses and are IPX4 water-resistant. —

Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 By combining these two techniques, the team collected a series of still frames for a molecular movie and learned what exactly was in motion in between those frames. —

Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026 The empty gold frames on the walls of the Dutch Room at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston might be the most famous empty frames in the world. —

Kristina Rex, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026 Whether that be a covetable handbag from Loewe, Balenciaga, or Prada, or the oversized frames from Khaite x Oliver People’s collaboration, which have quickly become her street-style signature, mixing in these investment add-ons feels like the modern move. —

Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026

Verb

The movement frames these systems not merely as traffic technologies, but also as linchpins of an expanding government data dragnet – one that demands stronger democratic oversight and community consent. —

Jess Reia, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026 Anderson frames his argument largely in relation to the thought of thirteenth-century theologian Thomas Aquinas, who argued that Christians are generally obliged to directly confront someone who is behaving wrongly, and to do it in private to preserve the wrongdoer’s reputation. —

Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2026 What's at stake Looking ahead to the next election, Miller frames the moment as a turning point for Georgia. —

Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 These discrepancies across the series are a function of the verdigris, orange, green, blue, and yellow paint that frames the photographs, shifting one’s perception of the color register therein, even though the plates are themselves unaltered. —

Julian Stern, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2026 Ultimately, Pedro frames the company’s role as one of guidance and accessibility within a complex travel environment. —

Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026 Rwanda frames its role as defensive measures to protect its territory from Hutu rebels responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. —

ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026 The series also frames nature as a network of relationships rather than a resource to exploit. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026 Eleanor Sweet McDonnell and Joseph Salvi are facing off in the primary, with McDonnell highlighting her track record as North Barrington village president and previous work in politics, while Salvi frames himself as part of a new generation of Lake County Republicans. —

Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026

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Flexible loads, intelligent storage, and advanced demand coordination should be treated as capacity resources in grid planning, with regulatory frameworks updated accordingly.

— Brian Barlow, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Supporters say introductory courses had become too focused on contemporary social-justice frameworks and that the new standards restore an emphasis on classical thinkers, empirical methods and a broader range of perspectives.

— Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026