Synonyms of decodes

decodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of decode

1

as in deciphers

to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language

the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciphers
• decrypts
• breaks
• translates
• cracks
• solves
• renders
• unscrambles
• unravels
• works
• descrambles
• works out
• figures out
• puzzles (out)
• unriddles
• dopes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encodes
• codes
• encrypts
• ciphers
• enciphers
• mixes (up)
• garbles
• jumbles (up)

2

as in understands

to have a clear idea of

I was never able to decode the strange relationship that existed between those two people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciphers
• understands
• knows
• recognizes
• comprehends
• sees
• grasps
• appreciates
• discerns
• perceives
• gets
• realizes
• conceives
• senses
• assimilates
• intuits
• apprehends
• registers
• makes
• seizes
• beholds
• digs
• tumbles (to)
• catches
• catches on (to)
• groks
• twigs
• cognizes
• makes out
• picks up on
• absorbs
• cottons (to or on to)
• digests
• savvies
• penetrates
• compasses
• takes in
• pierces
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misinterprets
• misunderstands
• misreads
• misconstrues
• misconceives
• mistakes
• misapprehends
• misperceives