Synonyms of decrypt

decrypt

verb

(ˌ)dē-ˈkript 

as in to decipher

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

decrypting the Germans' code was one of the Allies' greatest triumphs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decipher
• decode
• crack
• break
• translate
• solve
• render
• descramble
• unscramble
• figure out
• unravel
• work
• work out
• puzzle (out)
• unriddle
• dope (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encrypt
• encode
• cipher
• code
• encipher
• mix (up)
• garble
• jumble (up)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of decrypt

Modern encryption techniques are based on equations with two solutions, each of which produces a prime number – one that can be used to encrypt data and the other to decrypt it. —David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024

This works because private keys can be used to encrypt messages too, not just decrypt them. —John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024

These powerful machines could decrypt even the most secure data, posing privacy and security threats. —David Schiffer, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

In reality, according to court documents and the book Dark Wire, police could decrypt every message sent through Anom’s messaging service, leading to more than a thousand arrests around the world. —Kevin Collier, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024