DECIPHERS Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

deciphers

verb

present tense third-person singular of decipher

as in translates

to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet

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as in understands

to have a clear idea of a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher

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Recent Examples of deciphers Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025 My body no longer deciphers its signals correctly. — Alaa Alqaisi august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025

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The shoe features a bright Hot Punch/Neo Pink colorway, which translates to a pink gradient fade across the sneaker’s signature Opticast upper.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
The roughly 1 percentage point increase in the rate since then translates roughly into an additional $276-a-month cost for a borrower financing a $400,000 home loan at the current average rate.

— Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of translates

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People are complicated, and Juno Temple understands the character well enough to embody Keeley’s contradictions and make sense of them, most of the time.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
A student who understands the course content should be able to demonstrate that understanding regardless of the evaluation method.

— Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of understands

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Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s career rushing mark of 12,312 yards and Brown’s career mark of 58 100-yard rushing games in a 20-7 victory over New Orleans.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
As dawn breaks on Vijayadashami, the final rituals for the goddess Durga are performed and prayers are invoked.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of breaks

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When that marker enters the camera’s field of view, the software detects and decodes it into a unique identity, even at extended distances.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Now, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a team describes a solution that decodes a person's brain waves to choose which voice their hearing system will amplify.

— Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026

Definition of decodes

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The honor recognizes artists whose careers and creative choices illuminate complex, boundary-crossing stories and expand representation in global entertainment.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Best Pop Solo Performance can be a space where the Recording Academy recognizes — and perhaps awards — artists with songs that truly connect with the world, regardless of vocal chops.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of recognizes

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And Guy Pearce cracks it as the Aussie who beat the Brits at their own game of publishing.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
When Pennywise cracks a joke, the contrast of his antics with the scary stuff can be more impactful, have more personality, than just scare after scare.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of cracks

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In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.

— Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025

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