DECODES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

decodes

verb

present tense third-person singular of decode

as in deciphers

to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language the agents worked into the night to decode the intercepted message from the enemy spy

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as in understands

to have a clear idea of I was never able to decode the strange relationship that existed between those two people

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Recent Examples of decodes Now, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, a team describes a solution that decodes a person's brain waves to choose which voice their hearing system will amplify. —

Jon Hamilton, NPR, 14 May 2026 Potier decodes that practically illegible document and creates a 3-D realization that grows from a fantastically complex swirl of interlocking geometries. —

Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026 Two people with paralysis were able to type strokes on a virtual keyboard using an implant that decodes attempted finger movement, with one patient typing up to 80% as quickly as an able-bodied person, according to a new study. —

O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 16 Mar. 2026 Then, a machine-learning system decodes the visual patterns back into digital data. —

Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026 The base64 string in the command decodes into a URL that hosts a malicious bash script. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026 Some of the basic molecules used to construct DNA — and RNA, a vital messenger that codes and decodes genetic information — were found in the samples from Bennu, researchers said. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 The implant then decodes the information and sends it wirelessly to the Neuralink app on a computer, which takes actions on the screen on behalf of the user. —

PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025 In MToF, the laser signal is modulated and the detector decodes that modulation, measuring the phase shift of the return signal to determine the distance. —

IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2022

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Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.

— Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025