Synonyms for frame up
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : freym-uhp |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfreɪmˌʌp |
Top 10 synonyms for frame up
- act
- adulterate
- affectation
- angle
- arrangement
- arrayal
- artifice
- bad break
- bad charge
- bad deal
- bad rap
- be in cahoots
- be in cahoots with
- belie
- blackmail
- blaze
- booby trap
- brainchild
- bravura
- bum deal
- bummer
- cabal
- change
- cheat
- cogitate
- collude
- collusion
- color
- compact
- complicity
- con
- connivance
- connive
- conniving
- conspire
- contort
- contrivance
- contrive
- cook
- cook up
- counterfeit
- covin
- crooked deal
- dash
- deacon
- deal
- deceit
- deceive
- deception
- demonstration
- deny
- design
- device
- devise
- diddle
- dirty pool
- distort
- doctor
- dodge
- double cross
- double-dealing
- drag
- dress up
- embroider
- equivocate
- exaggerate
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expo
- exposition
- exposure
- extortion
- fake
- fake it
- fanfare
- fast one
- fast shuffle
- fib
- finagle
- fix
- flourish
- for show
- forge
- four-flush
- frame
- frame up
- frame-up
- fraud
- frippery
- front
- game
- game plan
- garble
- gimmick
- gloss
- graft
- grandstand play
- hoax
- hookup
- hustle
- hype
- imposition
- imposture
- intrigue
- knavery
- layout
- lie
- little game
- lousy deal
- machinate
- machination
- maneuver
- manifestation
- manipulation
- misfortune
- misquote
- misstate
- operate
- organization
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- package
- package deal
- pageant
- palter
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- pervert
- phony up
- picture
- pitch
- plan
- plot
- ploy
- pomp
- practice
- preparation
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- prevaricate
- promote
- proposition
- provision
- put on an act
- put-up job
- racket
- raw deal
- revelation
- rip-off
- rotten deal
- ruse
- salt
- sample
- scam
- scenario
- scene
- schedule
- scheme
- sell
- set up
- settlement
- setup
- shady deal
- shakedown
- sham
- sharp practice
- shell game
- shift
- shine
- show
- showboat
- spectacle
- splash
- splendor
- splurge
- spread
- sting
- story
- stratagem
- stroke of bad luck
- subterfuge
- tactics
- tamper with
- terms
- the shaft
- traverse
- trick
- trickery
- trump up
- twist
- unfair assessment
- unfolding
- vanity
- wangle
- warp
- wile
- wire
- work hand in glove
Définition of frame up
- As in intrigue : noun scheme
- As in arrangement : noun an understanding
- As in plot : noun plan, scheme
- As in scheme : noun plot, maneuver to get result
- As in swindle : noun cheating, stealing
- As in bum rap : noun false accusation
- As in panoply : noun display
- As in display : noun public showing; spectacle
- As in intrigue : verb plot
- As in connive : verb plot, scheme
- As in falsify : verb alter, misrepresent
- Is there any way that we could frame up and get him ruled off?
- Extract from : « Old Man Curry » by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
- "We'll frame up those telegrams now and get them off," he told them.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- He was the only man in camp that did not know that the affair was a "frame up."
- Extract from : « Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon » by Billy Dixon
- "I can't see what there is to frame up," retorted Burt hopelessly.
- Extract from : « The Blind Lion of the Congo » by Elliott Whitney
- I merely wanted to frame up to you how this thing's going to turn out.
- Extract from : « Bucky O'Connor » by William MacLeod Raine
- He is trying to frame up a plan to set the entire detective agency of the country to work.
- Extract from : « A Girl Of The Limberlost » by Gene Stratton Porter
- The frame up to this time had consisted generally of conventional branches with bosses at the corners.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 » by Various
- But he'd scheme a week to frame up a deal to cheat the city out of a hundred dollars.
- Extract from : « One Way Out » by William Carleton
- I was again told in confidence that the Canadian Division was expected to frame up an attack on this justly named road.
- Extract from : « The Red Watch » by J. A. Currie
- I suppose they wanted me to get out on the warpath so they could frame up some story about self-defense.
- Extract from : « The Orphan » by Clarence E. Mulford
Antonyms for frame up
- agree
- approve
- be honest
- benevolence
- bore
- clean
- concealment
- cover
- destroy
- disagreement
- donation
- dullness
- explain
- forget
- forthrightness
- frankness
- gift
- hiding
- honesty
- hurt
- ignorance
- ignore
- innocence
- leave alone
- modesty
- neglect
- openness
- ordinariness
- plainness
- purify
- quiet
- reality
- represent
- simplicity
- straighten
- tell truth
- truth
- truthfulness
- uprightness
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