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frame-up

[freym-uhp] / ˈfreɪmˌʌp /
NOUN
arrangement
Synonyms
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adjustment agreement compromise deal package plan preparation provision schedule settlement
STRONG
compact layout organization setup terms
WEAK
game plan package deal
Antonyms
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disagreement
NOUN
bum rap
Synonyms
WEAK
bad break bad charge bad deal bad rap bum deal bummer drag lousy deal misfortune raw deal rotten deal stroke of bad luck the shaft unfair assessment
NOUN
display
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act array demonstration example exhibit parade presentation
STRONG
affectation arrangement blaze bravura dash exhibition expo exposition exposure fanfare flourish frippery front layout manifestation ostentation ostentatiousness pageant panorama pedantry pomp pretension pretentiousness revelation sample scheme shine showboat splash splendor splurge spread unfolding vanity
WEAK
arrayal for show grandstand play
Antonyms
STRONGEST
concealment hiding
STRONG
dullness modesty plainness simplicity
NOUN
intrigue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery complication conspiracy fraud machination plot
STRONG
artifice cabal collusion contrivance deal design dodge double-dealing fix game graft maneuver manipulation plan ruse stratagem trickery wile
WEAK
little game
Antonyms
STRONGEST
honesty
STRONG
truthfulness
NOUN
panoply
Synonyms
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array
STRONG
act affectation arrangement blaze bravura dash demonstration example exhibit exhibition expo exposition exposure fanfare flourish frippery front layout manifestation ostentation ostentatiousness pageant panorama parade pedantry pomp presentation pretension pretentiousness revelation sample scheme shine show showboat spectacle splash splendor splurge spread unfolding vanity
WEAK
arrayal for show grandstand play
Antonyms
STRONG
concealment cover dullness hiding modesty ordinariness plainness quiet simplicity truth
NOUN
plot
Synonyms
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conspiracy design maneuver scam trick
STRONG
artifice cabal collusion complicity connivance conniving contrivance device fix frame game intrigue machination practice ruse setup stratagem
WEAK
booby trap covin little game
Antonyms
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ignorance innocence
NOUN
scheme
Synonyms
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action conspiracy game plan ploy practice scenario
STRONG
angle brainchild cabal dodge game gimmick hookup hustle hype intrigue layout machination picture pitch proposition ruse scene setup shift story stratagem subterfuge tactics trick twist
WEAK
covin put-up job
NOUN
swindle
Synonyms
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deceit deception extortion hoax racket ripoff scam
STRONG
blackmail cheat con double-dealing fake fraud hustle imposition imposture knavery sell shakedown sham sting trick trickery
WEAK
crooked deal dirty pool double cross fast one fast shuffle shady deal sharp practice shell game
Antonyms
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frankness honesty openness truth truthfulness uprightness
STRONG
forthrightness
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benevolence donation gift
VERB
connive
Synonyms
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collude conspire
STRONG
angle cabal cogitate contrive devise diddle finagle frame intrigue machinate operate promote wangle
WEAK
be in cahoots with cook up frame up work hand in glove
VERB
falsify
Synonyms
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contradict contravene counterfeit deceive distort exaggerate fake forge misstate pervert tamper with
STRONG
adulterate belie change color con contort cook deny doctor embroider equivocate fib garble gloss lie misquote palter prevaricate promote salt traverse twist warp
WEAK
deacon dress up fake it four-flush frame up phony up put on an act trump up
Antonyms
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agree approve be honest
STRONG
clean explain hurt purify represent straighten tell the truth
VERB
intrigue
Synonyms
STRONG
angle cogitate collude connive conspire contrive devise finagle machinate maneuver operate plan promote scheme
WEAK
be in cahoots cook up frame up set up work hand in glove
Antonyms
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ignore leave alone neglect
WEAK
bore forget

Example Sentences

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"The police were highly selective in the way they collected evidence. In my opinion, Omar was framed. This was a quite elaborate frame-up," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Golunov was arrested in a clumsy frame-up after his exposés of corruption among the Moscow elite made him too many enemies.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2019

Alternate explanations are propounded, including the possibility of an elaborate police frame-up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2019

Dylan's portrayal of the case as a frame-up may have influenced the enactment or enforcement of laws prohibiting traffic stops without cause and barring prosecutors from dismissing jurors because of their race, Connelly speculates.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2011

I'll bet you think the war was a frame-up!

From Alex the Great by Brown, Arthur William