Synonyms of decodes

decodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of decode

1

as in deciphers

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

• deciphers
• decrypts
• breaks
• translates
• cracks
• solves
• renders
• unscrambles
• unravels
• works
• descrambles
• works out
• figures out
• puzzles (out)
• unriddles
• dopes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encodes
• codes
• encrypts
• ciphers
• enciphers
• mixes (up)
• garbles
• jumbles (up)

2

as in understands

to have a clear idea of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deciphers
• understands
• knows
• recognizes
• comprehends
• sees
• grasps
• appreciates
• discerns
• perceives
• gets
• realizes
• conceives
• senses
• assimilates
• intuits
• apprehends
• registers
• makes
• seizes
• beholds
• digs
• tumbles (to)
• catches
• catches on (to)
• groks
• twigs
• cognizes
• makes out
• picks up on
• absorbs
• cottons (to or on to)
• digests
• savvies
• penetrates
• compasses
• takes in
• pierces
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misinterprets
• misunderstands
• misreads
• misconstrues
• misconceives
• mistakes
• misapprehends
• misperceives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decodes

Now, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a team describes a solution that decodes a person's brain waves to choose which voice their hearing system will amplify. — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026

Potier decodes that practically illegible document and creates a 3-D realization that grows from a fantastically complex swirl of interlocking geometries. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026

Two people with paralysis were able to type strokes on a virtual keyboard using an implant that decodes attempted finger movement, with one patient typing up to 80% as quickly as an able-bodied person, according to a new study. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026

Then, a machine-learning system decodes the visual patterns back into digital data. — Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026

The base64 string in the command decodes into a URL that hosts a malicious bash script. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026

Some of the basic molecules used to construct DNA — and RNA, a vital messenger that codes and decodes genetic information — were found in the samples from Bennu, researchers said. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025

The implant then decodes the information and sends it wirelessly to the Neuralink app on a computer, which takes actions on the screen on behalf of the user. — PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025

In MToF, the laser signal is modulated and the detector decodes that modulation, measuring the phase shift of the return signal to determine the distance. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2022