CODES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

codes 1 of 2

noun

plural of code

as in laws

a collection or system of rules of conduct Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws the tax code

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verb

present tense third-person singular of code

as in encodes

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Recent Examples of codes

Noun

Spring 2027 will offer complete looks of how Walsh interprets Rebecca Taylor’s codes for a new generation. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 As private longing collides with honor and social codes, each character has to reckon with what their choices cost. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 According to Citizens, qualifying fuel purchases are based on merchant category codes assigned by merchants like Shell, Wawa, Speedway, ExxonMobil, Cumberland Farms and BP, among many others. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 But Rankin mentions a Japanese mobster who was asked what the arrival of overseas competitors meant for the ancient codes of yakuza chivalry. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The company advised restaurant partners never to share account information, including passwords or verification codes, and said merchants who believe their accounts have been compromised should report it immediately. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Erecting the non-nuclear wing under commercial industrial building codes allows developers to offer lenders predictable timetables and lower capital risks. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Where Florence Pugh gravitated toward romance and embellishment, Finn Cole favored the clean lines and classic codes of menswear. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 Some streaming accounts use verification codes or other additional checks for certain sign-ins and account changes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for codes

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Last week, prediction markets received a favorable court ruling in Illinois that halted the state from implementing its gambling laws on Kalshi and Coinbase event contracts.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
No amount of training can erase the fear created by vague laws backed by severe penalties.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of laws

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First Amendment experts say the dress policy draft’s language is too vague, and application of the rules for religious head coverings could run afoul of both the federal and state constitutions.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Setting up a new country During the Revolutionary War’s six years of fighting, individual states wrote their own constitutions, which set up how their governments would work.

— Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026