DECODE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DECODE?

Need another word that means the same as “decode”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “decode” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Decode” are: decipher, decrypt, unravel, untangle, work out, sort out, piece together, solve, interpret, translate, construe, explain, understand, comprehend, apprehend, grasp

Decode as a Verb

Definitions of "Decode" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “decode” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Convert (audio or video signals) into a different or usable form, for example to analogue from digital in sound reproduction.
• Convert (a coded message) into intelligible language.
• Convert code into ordinary language.
• Analyse and interpret (a communication or image.

Synonyms of "Decode" as a verb (16 Words)

apprehend	Take into custody. We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.
comprehend	Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory. He couldn t comprehend her reasons for marrying Lovat.
construe	Translate (a passage or author) word for word, typically aloud. Both verbs can be construed with either infinitive.
decipher	Convert code into ordinary language. Authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications.
decrypt	Make (a coded or unclear message) intelligible. The computer can be used to encrypt and decrypt sensitive transmissions.
explain	Minimize the significance of an embarrassing fact or action by giving an excuse or justification. I explained about Maureen calling round.
grasp	Comprehend fully. The press failed to grasp the significance of what had happened.
interpret	Give an interpretation or explanation to. Interpreting the music well takes hours of listening and experimentation.
piece together	Join during spinning.
solve	Settle, as of a debt. Solve an old debt.
sort out	Arrange or order by classes or categories.
translate	Convey (someone who is not dead) to heaven. He translates for the U N.
understand	Be understanding of. He didn t understand a word I said.
unravel	Disentangle. Unravel the thread.
untangle	Make (something complicated or confusing) easier to understand or deal with. Fishermen untangled their nets.
work out	Move in an agitated manner.

Usage Examples of "Decode" as a verb

• A handbook to help parents decode street language.
• Processors used to decode CD-quality digital audio signals.
• He put down the phone and decoded the message.

Associations of "Decode" (30 Words)

alphabetic	Relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet. Dictionaries list words in alphabetical order.
ancient	A person who lived in ancient times. You make me feel ancient.
breaking	The act of breaking something.
cipher	A secret or disguised way of writing; a code. A pair of rock crystal goblets engraved with the cipher of Peter the Great.
code	Assign a code to something for purposes of classification or identification. They code their language when talking to the general public.
coding	Functioning as the genetic code or determiner for an amino acid, protein, or characteristic. A coding region in human DNA.
cryptic	Having a secret or hidden meaning. A cryptic note.
cryptography	The art of writing or solving codes.
decipher	Convert code into ordinary language. Visual signals help us decipher what is being communicated.
egyptian	Of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language.
encode	Convert information into code. The amount of time required to encode a wav file to mp3 format.
encrypt	Convert ordinary language into code. Encrypted data.
encryption	The activity of converting data or information into code. I use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
firewall	Protect a network or system from unauthorized access with a firewall. He moved the throttle to the firewall.
glyph	A hieroglyphic character or symbol. These glyphs refer to an ancient Olmec ruler.
hash	Make meat or other food into a hash. They met during the day to hash out the campaign s reaction to the controversy.
hieroglyph	Writing that resembles hieroglyphics usually by being illegible. Hieroglyphs describing the Mayan calendar.
hieroglyphic	Writing that resembles hieroglyphics usually by being illegible. Notebooks filled with illegible hieroglyphics.
ideogram	A graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it. Chinese characters are ideograms.
indecipherable	Not able to be read or understood. An indecipherable message.
inscription	A short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something. The inscription of memorable utterances on durable materials.
lock	Go through a lock on a canal. He locked his hands behind her neck.
mnemonic	Aiding or designed to aid the memory. Mnemonic device.
palimpsest	A manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible. Sutton Place is a palimpsest of the taste of successive owners.
password	A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group. If you don t know the password you can t come in.
syllabic	Consisting of a syllable or syllables. Inuit syllabics.
text	A text message. Just give us a call or send us a text.
unlock	Become unlocked. You cannot unlock your phone while you are under contract.
written	Systematically collected and written down. Written evidence.
zero	Adjust as by firing under test conditions the zero of a gun. He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards.