Synonyms of interprets

interprets

verb

present tense third-person singular of interpret

1

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

• explains
• illustrates
• clarifies
• demonstrates
• illuminates
• simplifies
• construes
• elucidates
• explicates
• expounds
• analyzes
• demystifies
• spells out
• defines
• clears (up)
• deciphers
• specifies
• resolves
• decodes
• gets across
• solves
• unriddles
• unravels
• annotates
• undoes
• disentangles
• untangles
• glosses
• unscrambles
• breaks down
• commentates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscures
• confuses
• clouds
• confounds
• obfuscates
• befogs

2

as in performs

to present a portrayal or performance of

interpreted the role of Fletcher Christian in a challengingly new way

Synonyms & Similar Words

• performs
• plays
• portrays
• depicts
• does
• represents
• impersonates
• acts
• enacts
• dramatizes
• renders
• imitates
• mimics
• acts out
• underplays
• overplays
• pantomimes
• masquerades
• takes on
• poses (as)
• role-plays
• mimes
• stars (in)
• overacts
• playacts
• hams
• apes
• coacts
• costars
• clowns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interprets

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

When a disability fundamentally alters how an individual understands relationships or interprets social situations, failing to recognize those differences risks producing outcomes that satisfy consistency while falling short of justice. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

While the human brain interprets motion as a fluid pattern, multimodal AI still examines videos by their individual frames. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Haiken interprets this as evidence that customers remain confident the dealer network will continue supporting them. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026

Operators assign a destination, and the onboard software plans routes, interprets terrain, and controls the vehicle without continuous human input. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026

Leann Ford’s Craven Collection for Loloi interprets classic styles with an organic, earthy feel. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026

Libra could also find Cancer’s perpetual need for reassurance overwhelming, while Cancer interprets Libra’s indecision or diplomacy as evasiveness. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

However, his second wife, Alicent Hightower (played as a young girl by Emily Carey and as an adult by Olivia Cooke), interprets his incoherent dying words as a change of heart in favor of her son, Aegon II Targaryen (played as a child by Ty Tennant and as an adult by Tom Glynn-Carney). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 June 2026