reframe

VERB

change the perspective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reevaluate reexamine replan rethink

STRONG

reassess redescribe refashion relabel review rework

WEAK

analyze consider correct polish

Example Sentences

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Under cross-examination by OpenAI attorney Sarah Eddy, Brockman sought to reframe diary entries that Musk's lawyers had used the previous day to portray him as a calculating opportunist.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

That context may help reframe the opportunity — and ease any pressure you feel about not participating.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

In his own practice, Zakalik tries to reframe therapy in ways that men can more easily relate to.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Coming into the game as considerable underdogs, the head coach had tried to reframe the changing narrative as his side now being the hunter rather than hunted.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

This stuff got me down, but I tried to reframe it as an opportunity to learn, to use what power I could find inside a situation I’d never have chosen for myself.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama