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

The campaign will center around Bluepass, a new certification label that can appear on product pages, hangtags and inside garments, with QR codes linking shoppers to verification pages. — Jessica Binns, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 According to Nintendo, unnamed security researchers recently discovered a way to exploit QR codes to carry out a Proximity-Based Remote Attack. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Without the individualized bar codes, states could not send ballots through the mail. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Since then, building codes have been updated multiple times and are not reflected in the old plans. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026 Whether to call these records constitutions is debatable; some are more like treaties; others are more like criminal codes. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 In recent years, QR codes have become a popular way to pay your bill at your restaurant table. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Ordered to give up the codes under the threat of court-martial, Kirk refuses. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 So many times beauty was eating from these codes and inspiring itself with fashion. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for codes

Noun

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