INTERPRETED Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

interpreted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of interpreted

as in inferred

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verb

past tense of interpret

as in explained

to make plain or understandable a biblical passage that scholars haven't been able to interpret to everyone's satisfaction

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as in played

to present a portrayal or performance of interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way

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Since Olmstead, that has been broadly interpreted to mean care in someone’s own home or community rather than in a nursing home or public institution. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Aid agencies caution that the figure should not be interpreted as the number of people believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 For decades, some museums interpreted the law as applying to human bones but not necessarily hair, despite protests from Native groups. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026 There’s a large seafloor feature called the Amsterdam–Saint Paul Plateau that rises above the deep ocean plane in the area, interpreted as a rise driven by the presence of a deep ocean hotspot. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 At least a quarter of the subjects interpreted the figures of speech literally, leading to the inference that dinosaurs walked the streets of 19th-century London. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 This column is designed to be educational and informational only and should not be interpreted as medical advice. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 But the high court has interpreted the Constitution’s 14th Amendment — ratified in 1868 and upheld in a ruling in 1898 — as granting citizenship to all babies born in the country, regardless of parentage. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026 That is also how it has been interpreted in some more sensationalist parts of the Spanish press. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 1 July 2026

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The presumed reasoning behind why the film was ignored is multilayered.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2025

Definition of presumed

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Powar explained that these systems are increasingly capable of working independently for extended periods, testing hypotheses, solving problems, and adapting their approach without constant human input.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
George Tzikas, a Sacramento County Regional Parks ranger, explained that the river’s currents can change, and that its underwater topography is often a contributing factor in many rescues.

— Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of explained

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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
She has been featured in various TV shows, including an English show called Upstairs, Downstairs (1971), and played Desdemona in Broadway’s Othello before retiring in the early 1980s, per the Walt Disney Archives.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

Definition of played

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There are few players outside the biggest clubs better at limiting the opposition’s chances, illustrated in The Athletic’s season-level player dashboard below.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026
That fact was starkly illustrated by the war in Iran, which saw Tehran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and Washington respond with a blockade of Iranian ports.

— John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

Definition of illustrated

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Court reporters say the job can be performed only by a human being, who can intervene to ensure everyone is heard and who bears responsibility if a transcript is missing or incomplete.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Atlas performed a series of soccer moves developed using a combination of motion retargeting, reinforcement learning and whole-body control.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of performed

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When asked how that policy would be affected by the new budget language, Pojmann clarified that her comments referred to the department’s practice before the law took effect.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Known for his deep technical knowledge and signature milk punches, Gibson has brought that ingenuity to Lucky Star through his reserved cocktails, such as the cookies and cream made with rum, clarified milk tea and creme de cacao.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of clarified

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But its ability to tolerate discomfort is its strength, particularly through its most original figure—Dahl’s friend and publisher Tom Maschler, deftly portrayed by Elliot Levey.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Read on to take a peek at the home of the iconic performers, who will be portrayed by Jude Law and Andrew Garfield in an upcoming Apple TV+ limited series, Wild Things, which began filming in Las Vegas earlier this year.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026

Definition of portrayed

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More recently, American diplomacy demonstrated that even long-standing disputes between Israel and Lebanon are not beyond negotiation.

— Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Computer simulations further demonstrated that the decentralized coordination framework can scale to swarms of at least 64 robots.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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