reframe
Change the angle
To reframe is to put something in a new frame—literally with pictures, but more often figuratively with ideas or situations.
Reframing changes how something is perceived by presenting it from a different angle: Let me reframe the question.
Therapy and negotiation often involve reframing problems as opportunities, or failures as learning experiences.
Evaluate again differently
- reconceptualizeMentally restructure an idea
- reinterpretUnderstand in another way
- reconsiderThink about something anew
- reexamineInspect once more
reassess · recontextualize · reimagine · recast · reformulate · rework · redefine · reanalyze
Way of seeing things
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- vantagePosition of advantage
- standpointPosition for judgment
outlook · prism · context · interpretation · paradigm · dimension · orientation · focus
Relating thought to action
- mindsetEstablished mental attitude
- beliefTrust held as true
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
- copingManaging under strain
resilience · self-talk · distortion · catastrophizing · reappraisal · trauma · healing · breakthrough
Climb up or steed
- remountBoard again after dismounting
- borderOuter edge or limit
- matFlat floor covering
- mouldingShaped decorative strip
shadowbox · backing · glazing · restore · preserve · display · hang · artwork
Affirming or certain
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- constructivePromoting positive development
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
growth · possibility · asset-based · solution-focused · upside · benefit · advantage · potential
rethink
Evaluate again differently
- reconceptualizeMentally restructure an idea
- reinterpretUnderstand in another way
- reconsiderThink about something anew
reexamine · reassess · recontextualize · reimagine · recast · reformulate · rework · redefine · reanalyze · contextualize
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
standpoint · outlook · prism · context · interpretation · paradigm · dimension · orientation · focus · horizon
cognitive-behavioral
Relating thought to action
- mindsetEstablished mental attitude
- beliefTrust held as true
- assumptionUnverified belief accepted as true
coping · resilience · self-talk · distortion · catastrophizing · reappraisal · trauma · healing · breakthrough · awareness
mount
Climb up or steed
moulding · shadowbox · backing · glazing · restore · preserve · display · hang · artwork · photograph
positive
Affirming or certain
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- constructivePromoting positive development
empowering · growth · possibility · asset-based · solution-focused · upside · benefit · advantage · potential · resourceful
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- thinking toolsmemory, brainstorming, brainstorm, flowchart, logic
- mindset shiftsperspective shift, attitude shift, paradigm shift, change of heart, changed mind
- pickuppickup artist, approach, opener, cold approach, kino
- communicateexpress, convey, communicate, tell, share
- creativityimagination, creativity, brainstorming, unique voice, inspiration
reframeaccept at face value
Believe without verification
maintain · preserve · see the same way · entrench · double down