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Synonyms for decipher

Most common

explain solve interpret unravel trace

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Interpret — to find a solution to a problem

interpret, unravel, solve, explain, re-solve, find out, read, riddle, think out, work out, puzzle out, spell out, expound formal, unfold, unriddle, upsolve, elucidate, absolve dated, ravel dated, uncipher dated

2. Decode — to convert a code or cipher to plain text

decode, decrypt, uncode

Other

trace

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To convert a code or cipher to plain text.

  2. v. 2

    To find a solution to a problem.

Related words

Word family
decipherable decipherer decipherment
Other spellings
decypher

Forms

Past participle
deciphered
e.g. deciphered → interpreted, unraveled, solved, explained…

Example sentences

  • explain Explain to him the difficult situation you are in.
  • solve I found it difficult to solve the problem at once.
  • interpret Translators are responsible people who interpret.
  • unravel You can't unravel all of life's little mysteries.
  • trace The police have found no trace of the suspect yet.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
decipherrising
explainrising
solvesteady
interpretrising
unravelrising
tracesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
read1
5 letters
solve1, trace1, ravel2
6 letters
unfold2, riddle2, decode2, uncode
7 letters
explain2, unravel3, absolve2, decrypt, expound2, upsolve
8 letters
unriddle, uncipher
9 letters
interpret3, elucidate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ravel2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
déchiffrer
Italiano
decifrare
Español
descifrar
Deutsch
dechiffrieren