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deciphering

VERB

figure out, understand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

analyze break down decode deduce elucidate interpret solve translate unravel

STRONG

break cipher construe crack disentangle encipher explain expound read render reveal spell unfold

WEAK

bring out dope out find the key make clear make out puzzle out unriddle

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal confuse fix hide mend obscure suppress

WEAK

code encode scramble

Example Sentences

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Deciphering whether Kim Jong Un is merely a doting father or a long-term planner is what has drawn intense debate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Lisa and Jaydi are among 13,500 families that have taken part in the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

Her talk "Deciphering microbial dynamics in a Ready-to-Eat Food production facility: Insights into Listeria monocytogenes persistence" will take place on 11 April.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2024

Deciphering the secrets of the volcanoes may eventually reveal the influence Jupiter has over its eruptions, which could be a clue to how the gas giant and its satellites formed.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Deciphering the laws of heredity, he wrote, would transform “man’s outlook on the world, and his power over nature” more “than any other advance in natural knowledge that can be foreseen.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee