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Synonyms for frame

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

human body structure shape chassis page frame framework rack carriage

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Shape — A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a…

shape, build, form, forme US, body, structure, chassis, physique, make, human body, fabric, figure, system, condition, turn, state, architecture, mood, constitution, anatomy, flesh, temper, soma

2. Skeleton

skeleton, carcass, underframe

Other

set-up, framework, frame-up, rack, context, put-together, carriage, page frame, inning

Verb

1. Draw up

draw up, couch, compose, put, project, plan, construct, cast, scheme, fabricate, write, plot, organize, organise UK, contrive, forge, devise, invent, concoct, redact rare

2. Fit up — conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person

set, fit up, put up

3. Entrap

entrap, ensnare

Other

border, enframe rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A human body or the structure thereof; the size, shape, sturdiness etc. of a person's body as described in a certain way; one's build.

    His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.

  2. n. 2

    The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

    Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.

  3. v. 1

    Conspire to falsely incriminate an innocent person.

    The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.

  4. v. 2

    To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.

Related words

Word family
framer frame-up framework
Phrases
frame of mind freeze frame frame-up frame in frame of reference page frame reference frame climbing frame

Forms

Plural
frames → shapes, builds, forms, bodies…
Past participle
framed
e.g. framed → couched, composed, projected, planned…

Choose the right word

Frame, Body, Form, System, Clay or Dust?

Body, form, frame, and system may be either dead or living; clay and dust are sometimes so used in religious or poetic style, tho ordinarily these words are used only of the dead.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • structure The new concert hall is a tall, modern, structure.
  • shape Ken'nichi made a pond in the shape of Lake Geneva.
  • chassis The pocket-sized chassis makes the camera versatile.
  • framework We need to keep Algeria within the socialist framework.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
framerising
structuresteady
shapesteady
chassisfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
put1, set1
4 letters
make1, body2, form1, turn1, plan1, cast1, plot1, mood1, rack1, soma2
5 letters
state1, build1, write1, shape1, flesh1, couch1, forge1, forme
6 letters
system2, figure2, border2, scheme1, fabric2, temper2, inning2, invent2, devise2, entrap2, redact2
7 letters
project2, context2, anatomy4, chassis2, compose2, carcass2, concoct2, ensnare2, enframe
8 letters
organize3, carriage2, skeleton3, organise, physique2, contrive2
9 letters
condition3, structure2, framework2, construct2, fabricate3
10 letters
underframe
12 letters
constitution4, architecture4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cadre
Italiano
cornice
Español
marco
Deutsch
Rahmen
Català
quadre