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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It aims to reframe her as a documenter of the city's working class, LGBTQ+ communities and nightlife.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Often loved ones will reframe what they said rather than repeat it - as they are likely to know it's a loaded comment.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Shadeck said it was hard for him to reframe sports contracts on prediction markets as something other than gambling.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Her friends urged her to reframe the tin’s meaning: Make it a tool of healing, instead of hurt, they suggested; strip it of its associations with betrayal and embrace it as a symbol of resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

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