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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Lenders view bigger down payments as a sign of lower risk, which often translates to a better rate.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
With government budgets under pressure, his pragmatic approach translates to a more gradual implementation.

— Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of translates

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Advertisement If a cat bite breaks the skin, wash it immediately with soap and running water and see a medical provider, Steury says.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
The consumer will crack one day, because cycles always turn, and the first-principles truth is that credit rarely breaks where the last crisis trained us to look.

— Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 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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Despite some of the sticking points that remain unresolved, the emerging deal still recognizes Iran’s authority over the strait.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Julissa Hernandez, legislative liaison for the district, said LAUSD recognizes the Silver Platter’s history but is still concerned about a late-night, alcohol-serving establishment adjacent to multiple schools.

— Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of recognizes

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Jessica transforms the betrayal of a generation taught that work would protect them into visceral cinema, where illness cracks the skin while luxury masks collapse.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
When that belief cracks, the line stops being a signal and starts being a complaint.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 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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