Synonyms for decrypt

Most common

decipher · decode

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Verb

Antonyms

encrypt, encode, encipher

All antonyms of decrypt →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.

Forms

Past participle

decrypted
e.g. decrypted → decoded, deciphered…

Example sentences

• decipher Investigators are trying to decipher what happened.
• decode It's difficult to decode Yanni's paintings.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

decode²

8 letters

decipher³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (decode² = 2 syllables).