Synonyms of interpreted

interpreted 1 of 2

adjective

as in inferred

Related Words

• inferred
• construed
• presumed
• implied
• unsaid
• untold
• hinted
• unspoken
• tacit
• undeclared
• unexpressed
• implicit
• suggested
• unannounced
• wordless
• unvoiced
• insinuated
• intimated

Dissimilar Words

• express
• explicit
• stated
• evident
• apparent
• obvious
• manifest
• plain
• expressed
• spoken
• voiced
• straightforward
• unambiguous
• unmistakable
• blatant
• unequivocal

interpreted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of interpret

1

as in explained

to make plain or understandable

a biblical passage that scholars haven't been able to interpret to everyone's satisfaction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explained
• illustrated
• clarified
• demonstrated
• construed
• simplified
• illuminated
• expounded
• elucidated
• explicated
• analyzed
• spelled out
• cleared (up)
• defined
• resolved
• demystified
• deciphered
• specified
• got across
• decoded
• solved
• unriddled
• unraveled
• disentangled
• annotated
• glossed
• untangled
• broke down
• undid
• unscrambled
• commentated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscured
• clouded
• confused
• confounded
• obfuscated
• befogged

2

as in played

to present a portrayal or performance of

interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• played
• performed
• portrayed
• depicted
• represented
• acted
• did
• impersonated
• rendered
• enacted
• dramatized
• acted out
• mimicked
• pantomimed
• role-played
• imitated
• masqueraded
• posed (as)
• mimed
• underplayed
• aped
• overplayed
• took on
• playacted
• clowned
• starred (in)
• hammed
• overacted
• costarred
• coacted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interpreted

Verb

Because these procedures can be incredibly complex, each chamber of Congress has a parliamentarian who provides authoritative, objective, and nonpartisan guidance on how rules and precedents should be interpreted and applied. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

These words also aptly describe how the king interpreted his role as monarch. — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Last week, the Treasury Department announced a series of bond buybacks, which investors interpreted as a sign that more cash could circulate through financial markets. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Experts interpreted the move as a means of easing government bond yields. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

The Department of Health, Education and Welfare interpreted the law as requiring states to have a faith-healing exemption to qualify for the grants — an interpretation that records from the time don’t explain. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026

Rather than rushing to buy sterling, traders interpreted these actions as panic moves that wouldn’t stick. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

Elecsys pTau217 is not ⁠intended ​to be used as a standalone ​diagnostic test, and results should be interpreted alongside other clinical information, Roche ​said. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The ceremony was interpreted by Durant’s childhood interpreter. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026