Interpretation

/ɪnˌtɜːpɹəˈteɪʃən/

Synonyms for "interpretation" (187 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (38)

Noun(21 words)
readingadopted viewamendment intentanalysesanalyze chemical sampleanalyzingarrange objectscharacterizingcommentarycommentatingcommunalist theory analysiscomprehensioncomprehensionsconceptionconceptionsconduct linguistic analysisconnectingconstruingcontextualizationdata interpretations
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Verb(2 words)
analyze evidenceauguring
Adjective(3 words)
artistic performancecritical interpretationcultural interpretation

Strong matches (56)

Noun(19 words)
deconstructionsdenotationsdescryingdigestionsdiscussionsexplanationexplanationsexplicatingexpoundingfathominghistorical viewinferencesinferringinscription analysisinterpret textinterpretinginterpretive approachinterpretive viewliterary analysis
Adjective(8 words)
diagnostic conclusionevidentiary conclusionhistorical accounticelandic meinainferential understandinginterpreted speechinterpretive analysislinguistic signification
Verb(4 words)
draw a conclusioninterpret body-languageinterpret datainterpret language

Related words (93)

Noun(50 words)
literary criticismmeaningmeaningsmusical performancenarrativep valuepathway interpretationperceptionperceptionsperspectiveplayingpoetry readingpolicy interpretationprocessingreadreading comprehension skillreading understandingreadingsreconstructionrendering
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rendering routinerenderingsrendersrenditionrenditionsretellingromanian înțelegerescientific analysissemanticssensessign language interpretersignifiedspanish representarstudent level analysisswedish lyssnasymbolismsymbolizationtaketakesterm definitiontest resulttext meaning extractiontheorizationtranslationsunderstandingunderstandingsversionversionsviewpointwith analysis
Adjective(7 words)
medical conclusionorchestral performancepolitical history conceptsemantic decodingsemantic understandingsemantic-understanding skillsverbal interpretation
Determiner(1 words)
most linguistic concept
Verb(1 words)

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: reading, accomplishment, adopted view, amendment intent, analyses.
  • Sentence evidence is available for interpretation, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist

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When not to replace "interpretation"

Keep "interpretation" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

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2. Tune tone

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Final fit check

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If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "interpretation" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries

More specific

10 entries
contextual interpretationcultural interpretationdata interpretationfigurative interpretationgraph interpretationhistorical interpretationliteral interpretationprobabilistic interpretationscientific interpretationstatistical interpretation

Collocations

6 entries
data interpretationfigurative interpretationhistorical interpretationinterpretation skillsliteral interpretationstatistical interpretation

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Translations

57 translations across 36 languages.

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Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἑρμήνευμα noun (act of interpreting)
  • ἑρμηνεία noun (act of interpreting)

Arabic

1 entries
  • تَفْسِير noun (act of interpreting)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • інтэрпрэта́цыя noun (act of interpreting)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • обяснение noun (act of interpreting)
  • тълкуване noun (act of interpreting)

Catalan

1 entries
  • interpretació noun (act of interpreting)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 翻譯 /翻译 noun (act of interpreting)

Danish

1 entries
  • tolkning noun (act of interpreting)

Dutch

1 entries
  • interpretatie noun (act of interpreting)

Estonian

1 entries
  • tõlgendamine noun (act of interpreting)

Finnish

2 entries
  • tulkkaaminen noun (act of interpreting)
  • tulkkaus noun (act of interpreting)

French

1 entries
  • interprétation noun (act of interpreting)

German

2 entries
  • Auslegung noun (act of interpreting)
  • Interpretation noun (act of interpreting)

Greek

1 entries
  • ερμηνεία noun (act of interpreting)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अर्थनिर्णय noun (act of interpreting)
  • अर्थनिर्वचन noun (act of interpreting)
  • अर्थापन noun (act of interpreting)
  • तफ़सीर noun (act of interpreting)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • (in compound with álom ’dream’) -fejtés noun (act of interpreting)
  • értelmezés noun (act of interpreting)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • interpretasi noun (act of interpreting)

Irish

2 entries
  • míniú noun (act of interpreting)
  • teangaireacht noun (act of interpreting)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 通訳 noun (act of interpreting)

Javanese

1 entries
  • interpretasi noun (act of interpreting)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • аударма noun (act of interpreting)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ការបកស្រាយ noun (act of interpreting)

Korean

1 entries
  • 통역 noun (act of interpreting)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • тайлбарлал noun (act of interpreting)

Māori

2 entries
  • whakamāoritanga noun (act of interpreting)
  • whakamāramatanga noun (act of interpreting)

Persian

2 entries
  • تفسیر noun (act of interpreting)
  • سفرنگ noun (act of interpreting)

Polish

1 entries
  • interpretacja noun (act of interpreting)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • interpretação noun (act of interpreting)

Romanian

1 entries
  • interpretare noun (act of interpreting)

Russian

4 entries
  • интерпрета́ция noun (act of interpreting)
  • перево́д noun (act of interpreting)
  • толкова́ние noun (act of interpreting)
  • тракто́вка noun (act of interpreting)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • eadar-mhìneachadh noun (act of interpreting)

Spanish

1 entries
  • interpretación noun (act of interpreting)

Swahili

2 entries
  • ufasiri noun (act of interpreting)
  • ukalimani noun (act of interpreting)

Swedish

1 entries
  • tolkning noun (act of interpreting)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • interpretasyon noun (act of interpreting)
  • pagkahulugan noun (act of interpreting)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • тлума́чення noun (act of interpreting)
  • інтерпрета́ція noun (act of interpreting)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • talqin noun (act of interpreting)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In our interpretation, the output data in Table 2 is an acceptable variation of that in Table 1.

Source: tatoeba (23443)

The question permits of only one interpretation.

Source: tatoeba (43745)

The interpretation of this data, however, is very much in dispute.

Source: tatoeba (53570)

The passage admits of no other interpretation.

Source: tatoeba (57221)

Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "interpretation"?

Closest matches include reading, accomplishment, adopted view, amendment intent, analyses.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "interpretation"?

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