Synonyms of decoded

decoded

verb

past tense of decode

1

as in deciphered

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

the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciphered
• cracked
• decrypted
• translated
• broke
• solved
• rendered
• descrambled
• unscrambled
• unraveled
• figured out
• worked
• worked out
• puzzled (out)
• doped (out)
• unriddled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encoded
• coded
• encrypted
• enciphered
• ciphered
• mixed (up)
• garbled
• jumbled (up)

2

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

I was never able to decode the strange relationship that existed between those two people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciphered
• understood
• knew
• recognized
• comprehended
• grasped
• appreciated
• saw
• discerned
• realized
• got
• sensed
• perceived
• conceived
• assimilated
• apprehended
• registered
• made
• tumbled (to)
• seized
• caught on (to)
• dug
• picked up on
• beheld
• intuited
• made out
• caught
• grokked
• twigged
• savvied
• digested
• cognized
• cottoned (to or on to)
• absorbed
• compassed
• penetrated
• fathomed
• took in
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misread
• misconstrued
• mistook
• misconceived
• misapprehended
• misperceived

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decoded

Ekman’s seven-point system, however useful as a package, leans toward rigidity, turning the face once again into a surface to be decoded. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

In October 2023, the first full word from one of the unopened ancient papyri was decoded with the help of computer technology and advanced AI. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

These patterns can in principle be detected using the right sensors and then decoded—that is, mapped from electromagnetic current or blood oxygenation levels back into words and concepts. — Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026

The calls obtained by PEOPLE were eventually decoded and presented as evidence in Shirilla's 2023 murder trial. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026

After noticing that one of the items purchased was the entire Lip Critic discography on Bandcamp, Kaser was later confronted by the fan at one of their shows, who claimed to have decoded hidden messages in their music. — Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026

The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2003, with 92 percent of the human genome decoded; the majority of the remaining genome was sequenced by 2021. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026

The Cambridge lab built on this work for a follow up earlier this year, which not only decoded silent speech but also detected the emotional state of the wearer. — Omar Kardoudi april 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026

These signals are digitized and decoded by some form of specialist software. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026