Synonyms & related words for cryptography

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cryptography — including cryptology, cryptanalysis, cryptographer, cryptogram. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cryptography

Explore words related to cryptography — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include cryptographic, encryption, encipherment, cryptographically, cryptanalytic, coding, decryption, enciphering. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for cryptography

Common synonyms for cryptography include cryptology, cryptanalysis, cryptographer, cryptogram — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does cryptography come from?

The word cryptography breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: crypto-, from Greek kryptos (“hidden”); and -graph, from Greek grapho (“write, draw”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.