interpret as

VERB

take

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept consider expect feel follow hold know receive see think

STRONG

apprehend assume believe catch compass comprehend deem experience gather grasp imagine observe perceive presume reckon regard sense suppose suspect

WEAK

be aware of look upon see as take in think of as

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disbelieve discard disregard forget ignore misunderstand neglect reject

STRONG

let go lose misinterpret miss overlook release

WEAK

abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge fail give keep maintain misconceive offer refuse repulse stop

Example Sentences

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He will be unconditioned in what he chooses to interpret as Iranian surrender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

While generally regarded as hawk during his time at the Fed, more recently, he has criticized current Chair Jerome Powell in ways Wall Street observers interpret as dovish.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

By now, it’s hard to interpret as anything other than a justice’s contemptuous refusal to be held to any rules at all.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

Her life is her own ballad, free to interpret as she chooses.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

He must have noticed this, because he looks at me, puzzled, gives a little frown I choose to interpret as concern, though it may merely be irritation.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

interpret as

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