Synonyms of interpreting

interpreting

verb

present participle of interpret

1

as in explaining

to make plain or understandable

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explaining
• clarifying
• illustrating
• demonstrating
• simplifying
• illuminating
• construing
• elucidating
• explicating
• analyzing
• expounding
• spelling out
• defining
• clearing (up)
• demystifying
• deciphering
• resolving
• getting across
• solving
• specifying
• decoding
• unriddling
• disentangling
• unraveling
• annotating
• untangling
• undoing
• glossing
• breaking down
• unscrambling
• commentating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscuring
• clouding
• confusing
• confounding
• obfuscating
• befogging

2

as in playing

to present a portrayal or performance of

interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playing
• performing
• portraying
• depicting
• doing
• representing
• acting
• impersonating
• enacting
• rendering
• dramatizing
• imitating
• acting out
• mimicking
• masquerading
• taking on
• pantomiming
• posing (as)
• role-playing
• aping
• clowning
• miming
• underplaying
• playacting
• overplaying
• coacting
• starring (in)
• hamming
• overacting
• costarring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interpreting

If the first wave of longevity tech was about measuring the body, the next will be about interpreting it. — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Basically, captioning provides access to words, while interpreting provides access to the message’s linguistic, cultural, emotional, and contextual meaning. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Imogen appears to be willing to accept verbal abuse and non-negotiable demands from her wife, interpreting the control as caring behavior. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Listening to and interpreting that voice offers them clues to changing weather and navigation guidance. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Historians are generally better off interpreting the past than predicting the future. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Economists caution against over-interpreting single-month CPI figures due to their inherent variability and sampling methods. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

But Shaw cautioned against interpreting ChatTJB’s popularity as evidence that people actually want their technology to become slower. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Across retail trading, artificial intelligence is increasingly being positioned as a tool for interpreting information rather than replacing human judgment. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026