Synonyms of decrypting

decrypting

verb

present participle of decrypt

as in deciphering

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

decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decrypting

The deadline has prompted security engineers to focus preparations to ward off harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL, and also store now, decrypt later) threats, in which adversaries squirrel away encrypted data flowing over the Internet with the plan of decrypting it on Q-Day—the date a CRQC arrives. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026

WhatsApp and Signal are best known for using end-to-end encryption, which can prevent even the messaging services themselves from decrypting user chats. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026

Inside, advanced computer servers are decrypting hard drives and phones and tracking IP addresses tied to the fraud network. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026

Passepartout is also a wink at a long-running Italian television series in the early 2000s hosted by art historian Philippe Daverio, which made discovering and decrypting art very entertaining. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025

Use security tools capable of decrypting and inspecting PQC traffic. — Anand Oswal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025