Antonyms for decoding


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dee-kohd
Phonetic Transcription : diˈkoʊd


Definition of decoding

Origin :
  • 1896, from de- + code. Related: Decoded; decoding.
  • verb decipher
Example sentences :
  • He stumbled on a broken street sign, decoding what was left of it, and considered.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Lester del Rey
  • When he was staying with us he was for ever telegraphing, cabling to America, or decoding messages.
  • Extract from : « The Secret House » by Edgar Wallace
  • They are decoding signalled and written messages, script of every kind.
  • Extract from : « Women and War Work » by Helen Fraser
  • Decoding is dependent on knowledge of language characteristics—characteristics of known languages.
  • Extract from : « As Long As You Wish » by John O'Keefe
  • The human genome project is now decoding the genetic mysteries of life.
  • Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
  • The value of such a code was that it was so made up that a decoding book, or decoding wheel, was not needed.
  • Extract from : « Dave Dawson at Casablanca » by Robert Sydney Bowen
  • I checked up Betty's "layout" and went over the decoding process with meticulous care.
  • Extract from : « In Jeopardy » by Van Tassel Sutphen
  • It seemed highly unlikely that the electronic brain had made an error in decoding.
  • Extract from : « Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X » by Victor Appleton
  • There is no literacy involved here, and no literacy is expected in decoding the message.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Half an hour before his death, my uncle was decoding this dispatch in his library.
  • Extract from : « The Great Prince Shan » by E. Phillips Oppenheim

Synonyms for decoding

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