Tom was writing cryptic notes in a cipher.
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Cipher
//ˈsaɪfə//
Synonyms for "cipher" (258 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (77)
countersignaturecounterstampcrosscryptoanalysiscryptoanalyticscryptogramcryptographcryptographercryptographydecipherdevicedigitdissolvedividedopedope outdouble dutchduddummyemblem
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encryptendorsementestimateextract rootsfigurefigure infigure outfigureheadflash in the pangarblegibberishgift of tonguesglossolaliagobbledygookgoose egggraphgraphemegreekhandhollow maniconologyideograminitialsinsignificancyintegerinvisible inkjackstrawjargonjohn hancockjumblelay figureletterlexigraphic characterlightweightlittle fellowlittle guylogogramlogotype
Noun(14 words)
Related words (129)
love knotman in the streetman of strawmarkmark of signaturemeasuremediocritymultiplynadanebbishnichtsnihilnilnixno such thingnobodynobody one knowsnoisenonentitynotation
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nothing at allnothing on earthnothing whatevernullitynumeralnumeroobscurityphonetic characterphonetic symbolpictogrampictographic characterpip squeakpip-squeakpunkpuppetpushoverpuzzle outreckonresolveruntscorescramblescrubsealsecret languagesecret writingshrimpsigilsignsign manualsignaturesignetslangsmall frysmall potatosmall potatoessolvesquirtsquitsubscriptionsubtractsyllabicsymbolsymbolic systemsymbolismsymbolizationsymbologysympathetic inktake account oftallything of naughttokentotemtotem poletrifletypeunravelunriddlevisavisewhiffetwhippersnapperwhole numberwork outwritingwritten characterxzilch
Noun(38 words)
Verb(3 words)
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9 entriesAntonyms
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13 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
81 translations across 22 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- цифра noun (numeric character)
- шифриране noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- шифър noun (cryptographic system)
Catalan
4 entries- xifra noun (numeric character)
- xifra noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- xifra noun (cryptographic system)
- xifra noun (concealed message)
Czech
4 entries- cifra noun (numeric character)
- nicka noun (someone or something of no importance)
- nula noun (someone or something of no importance)
- číslice noun (numeric character)
Danish
1 entries- ciffer noun (numeric character)
Dutch
1 entries- cijfer noun (numeric character)
Finnish
4 entries- kolmen numeron ryhmä noun (grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited)
- luku noun (numeric character)
- merkki noun (any text character)
- monogrammi noun (combination or interweaving of letters)
French
2 entries- chiffre noun (numeric character)
- tranche noun (grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited)
Georgian
4 entries- დაშიფრული ტექსტი noun (concealed message)
- შიფრი noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- შიფრი noun (cryptographic system)
- ციფრი noun (numeric character)
German
4 entries- Chiffre f Geheimschrift noun (concealed message)
- Verschlüsselung noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- Verschlüsselungssystem noun (cryptographic system)
- Ziffer noun (numeric character)
Greek
4 entries- κρυπτογράφημα noun (concealed message)
- κρυπτογράφηση noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- μηδέν noun (numeric character)
- μηδενικό noun (numeric character)
Hungarian
4 entries- nulla noun (numeric character)
- rejtjel noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- titkosírás noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- zéró noun (numeric character)
Icelandic
3 entries- dulrit noun (concealed message)
- dulritaður texti noun (concealed message)
- dulritunaraðferð noun (cryptographic system)
Italian
1 entries- cifra noun (numeric character)
Japanese
3 entries- sūji (sūji) noun (numeric character)
- 数字 noun (numeric character)
- 暗号 noun (cryptographic system)
Kazakh
2 entries- шифр noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- шифр noun (cryptographic system)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- علامت noun (combination or interweaving of letters)
- نشان noun (combination or interweaving of letters)
Polish
3 entries- cyfra noun (numeric character)
- szyfr noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- szyfr noun (cryptographic system)
Portuguese
4 entries- algarismo noun (numeric character)
- cifra noun (numeric character)
- cifra noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- cifra noun (cryptographic system)
Russian
4 entries- ве́нзель noun (combination or interweaving of letters)
- ци́фра noun (numeric character)
- шифр noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- шифр noun (cryptographic system)
Spanish
4 entries- cifra noun (numeric character)
- cifra noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- gloss noun (hip-hop jam session)
- gloss noun (hip-hop jam session)
Swedish
4 entries- chiffer noun (method for concealing the meaning of text)
- chiffer noun (cryptographic system)
- chiffer noun (concealed message)
- nolla noun (someone or something of no importance)
Turkish
1 entries- şifre noun (concealed message)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
The information may be given in cipher.
Source: tatoeba (6108749)
My best guess is it needs an asymmetric cipher.
Source: tatoeba (8187961)
The malware was stealing private encryption keys and private encryption certificates used to cipher connections and locally stored data.
Source: tatoeba (11389103)
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