" deciphering "

1: as in decoding;

•  Synonyms : 

•  decoding,

•  annotation,

•  comment,

•  commentary,

•  epexegesis,

•  gloss,

•  disentanglement,

•  unscrambling,

•  paraphrase,

•  restatement,

•  translation,

•  analysis,

•  clarification,

•  construction,

•  elucidation,

•  exegesis,

•  explanation,

•  explication,

•  exposition,

•  illumination,

•  illustration,

•  interpretation,

•  road map,

•  edification,

•  enlightenment,

•  definition,

•  meaning,

•  demonstration,

•  enactment,

•  justification,

•  rationale,

•  rationalization,

•  reasoning

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language;

  * e.g., " ... we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking,

•  cracking,

•  decoding,

•  decrypting

•  Antonyms : 

•  ciphering,

•  coding,

•  enciphering,

•  encoding,

•  encrypting

2: to have a clear idea of;

  * e.g., " ... a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciating,

•  apprehending,

•  assimilating,

•  beholding,

•  catching,

•  catching on (to),

•  cognizing,

•  compassing,

•  comprehending,

•  conceiving,

•  cottoning (to or on to),

•  decoding,

•  digging,

•  discerning,

•  getting,

•  grasping,

•  grokking,

•  intuiting,

•  knowing,

•  making,

•  making out,

•  perceiving,

•  recognizing,

•  registering,

•  savvying,

•  seeing,

•  seizing,

•  sensing,

•  tumbling (to),

•  twigging,

•  understanding

•  Antonyms : 

•  missing

1: to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language;

  * e.g., " ... we deciphered the hidden message to find out when we were supposed to meet "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  crack,

•  decode,

•  decrypt

•  Antonyms : 

•  cipher,

•  code,

•  encipher,

•  encode,

•  encrypt

2: to have a clear idea of;

  * e.g., " ... a convoluted thriller, the plot of which I was never able to actually decipher "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  apprehend,

•  assimilate,

•  behold,

•  catch,

•  catch on (to),

•  cognize,

•  compass,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  cotton (to or on to),

•  decode,

•  dig,

•  discern,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  intuit,

•  know,

•  make,

•  make out,

•  perceive,

•  recognize,

•  register,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  sense,

•  tumble (to),

•  twig,

•  understand

•  Antonyms : 

•  miss