Synonyms for encrypt

Most common

cipher · inscribe · encipher · encode

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

decrypt, decode, decipher

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.

   All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.

Related words

Word family

encryption

Forms

Past participle

encrypted
e.g. encrypted → ciphered, coded, inscribed, enciphered…

Example sentences

• cipher My best guess is it needs an asymmetric cipher.
• inscribe I asked the jeweler to inscribe my initials on the back my watch.
• encode Make sure you encode that file in the right format.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

code¹

6 letters

cipher², encode², cypher²

8 letters

inscribe², encipher

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cipher² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

crypter