Synonyms of deciphering

deciphering 1 of 2

noun

as in decoding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decoding
• translation
• annotation
• analysis
• commentary
• comment
• elucidation
• gloss
• explanation
• paraphrase
• construction
• clarification
• restatement
• explication
• exegesis
• interpretation
• meaning
• epexegesis
• enlightenment
• unscrambling
• definition
• disentanglement
• edification
• illumination
• reasoning
• exposition
• justification
• road map
• illustration
• rationale
• demonstration
• enactment
• rationalization

deciphering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of decipher

1

as in cracking

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

we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cracking
• translating
• breaking
• decoding
• solving
• decrypting
• unraveling
• rendering
• working
• descrambling
• unscrambling
• figuring out
• working out
• doping (out)
• puzzling (out)
• unriddling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coding
• encoding
• ciphering
• encrypting
• enciphering
• mixing (up)
• garbling
• jumbling (up)

2

as in understanding

to have a clear idea of

a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understanding
• knowing
• comprehending
• recognizing
• seeing
• grasping
• appreciating
• getting
• decoding
• realizing
• discerning
• perceiving
• sensing
• conceiving
• making
• assimilating
• intuiting
• digging
• apprehending
• registering
• seizing
• beholding
• catching
• grokking
• cognizing
• tumbling (to)
• twigging
• catching on (to)
• compassing
• making out
• savvying
• digesting
• fathoming
• absorbing
• picking up on
• cottoning (to or on to)
• penetrating
• taking in
• piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• misreading
• misunderstanding
• misinterpreting
• mistaking
• misconstruing
• misconceiving
• misapprehending
• misperceiving