Antonyms of verb encode

1 sense of encode

Sense 1
encode -- (convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally")
       Antonym of decode (Sense 1)
      => decode, decrypt, decipher -- (convert code into ordinary language)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb encode

1 sense of encode

Sense 1
encode -- (convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally")
       => convert -- (change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers")