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

Their value will shift from delivering reports to interpreting data, identifying insights, optimizing cross-channel performance and providing strategic guidance that dashboards and AI alone cannot offer. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Cautious enthusiasm for radio signal detection Scientists who were not involved with the new research urged caution when interpreting the findings. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Some members of the public have been upset, Powers said, interpreting the changes as a dramatic cut, when many of the changes amounted to a department reorganization. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Over the next several years, its members gradually moved from performers interpreting someone else’s vision to active participants in shaping their own. — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

The new study adds another potential health concern, but the researchers themselves caution against interpreting the results as proof of causation. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

The online methodology is important when interpreting the results because the sample was drawn from Venezuelan internet users rather than through face-to-face or telephone interviews of the broader adult population. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Trump is bypassing traditional processes and Congress to establish a major national monument by broadly interpreting his executive authority, challenging opponents to stop him, Ordoñez adds. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

All of this happens while listening, interpreting and preparing a response. — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026