INTERPRETS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

interprets

verb

present tense third-person singular of interpret

as in explains

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in performs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of interprets What replaces it is a living decision layer—one that interprets signals, identifies moments that matter, recommends an action and learns from what happens next. — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Across its restaurants, bars, and private dining experiences, Conrad Punta de Mita interprets the flavors of Mexico’s Pacific coast with creativity and balance. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026 Sickafoose's team interprets this as being the haze particles settling towards lower latitudes. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026 But a sound critic interprets celebrities as exemplary, not singular. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026 Then, as homes are sold, responsibility passes to an HOA board that interprets, enforces and sometimes amends the rules. — Daniel Kramer, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 But then again, the market doesn’t have a great grasp yet on how Warsh interprets new data. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 How Maresca interprets that and takes it on will be one of the biggest subplots of the Premier League season. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for interprets

Verb

Ganis explains why those rising valuations and new backers have led to different types of deal structures.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
The stronger model is one in which AI narrows the decision space, surfaces relevant signals and explains why an action is being recommended.

— Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of explains

Verb

What is particularly clever about the Blue Economy VITAL is that the same thermal infrastructure also performs other heavyweight tasks, including desalination.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Their experiments used three independent quantum routers and a two-layer network to examine how the approach performs on existing hardware.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of performs

Verb

But as this example illustrates, interpreting the benchmark scores can be technically complex, presenting a challenge for companies that want to show off the results to the public in a digestible format.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Bard’s heatmap also illustrates his general reluctance, or inability in Nice’s system, to attack the area.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of illustrates

Verb

Sabally’s younger sister Nyara, who plays for the Toronto Tempo, is yet to make her comeback from a calf injury, while Liberty’s Leonie Fiebich, another key player, is just back from a foot injury.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
In adults, the hormone plays a role in blood sugar control, bone density and muscle growth.

— Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of plays

Verb

Anderson portrays a young woman caught between danger and redemption under Joe’s guidance.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Fearn portrays Owen, a young sound engineer, who falls in love with a girl in a nightclub, gets her number, and the next morning realizes one of the digits is missing.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of portrays

Verb

Unless Goedert misses significant time or Stowers demonstrates significant improvement, expectations should be modest for Stowers.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
As Chris, a veteran CIA assassin with terminal cancer whose memory also seems to be going, Malkovich demonstrates a sinister insouciance that at first looks like psycho gloating.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of demonstrates

Verb

Golf equipment powerhouse Callaway ended its partnership with Good Good Golf amid the justified backlash over a video ad for a new Callaway driver that depicts a man aggressively shoving a woman to the ground.

— Greg Cote August 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
The portrait, painted during Rembrandt’s later years, depicts Catrina Hooghsaet, a wealthy Mennonite woman from Amsterdam, who lived apart from her husband.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of depicts

Browse Nearby Words

interpretive

interprets

interred

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Interprets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interprets. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of interprets

verb

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

inexorable

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Games & Quizzes