coded

1. 1
   adjective

   Written in a secret code so only certain people can read it.

   Like a secret note written in symbols only your best friend can understand.

   The spy slipped a coded message under the door.

   Their notes were coded so no one else could read them.

   Similarencrypted, encoded, cryptic

   Oppositeplain, unencrypted

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of code. Use this form for something already finished.

   She coded a small game over the weekend.

   They coded all the survey answers into groups.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Shown in a way that hints at a certain trait, without anyone saying it directly.

   Like a costume that tells you who the bad guy is, even though no one says so.

   The robot is coded as friendly, with big round eyes and a soft voice.

   Fans noticed the new student was coded as an outsider from the start.

   Similarframed, implied

   Oppositeexplicit, overt

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4. 4
   adjectivecolloquial

   Put after a word to mean like that thing, or having its qualities.

   This chicken soup is very grandma coded, thick and warm with tons of noodles.

   My little brother's room is so gamer-coded, with three screens and blue lights everywhere.

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