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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codes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of code

as in encodes

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Recent Examples of codes

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Case codes to justify a search, previously optional, will be mandatory, and the audit log will be upgraded so that Flock can detect abnormal search patterns and block those users. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026 Navigating nostalgia True Religion has more than 20 years of recognizable brand codes, from the Horseshoe and Buddha to Big T and Super T stitching. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 The 2011 food safety law called on manufacturers to place bar codes on each batch of produce, so that it can be quickly traced in the event of contamination. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 The scammers allegedly convinced the victim to give them access to his Google Drive and provide security codes that allowed Lam and others to siphon off more than 4,100 Bitcoin, then worth over $240 million. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 They were built before 1976, when the federal government enacted stricter building codes for such homes, requiring things like safer wiring and better insulation. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 This deal is for new users only, codes aren’t stackable, and plans can’t be combined. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Sep. 2026 Unredeemed codes convert only to store credit after that window closes, and once a code is redeemed, the sale is final. — New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 Through serial repetition, role-play, and the oscillation between masculine and feminine visual codes, Stötzer stages gender as something performed rather than possessed. — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for codes

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As of March, 386 people had been arrested under the Beijing and Hong Kong national security laws, with 176 people and four companies convicted, Reuters reported, citing the local Security Bureau.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, said while the hemispheric body cannot compel countries to keep undocumented migrants when their laws do not permit it, as in the case of the termination of TPS.

— Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

Devising constitutions, or fundamental laws, is so elemental to human society that the collective noun might be a constitution of humans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
The decision echoes those seen in several former Soviet republics, including Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, where leaders have used new or amended constitutions to revise statutory term limits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026