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coded

UK/ˈkəʊ.dəd/

coded adjective: encoded; written in code or cipher. Also the simple past and past participle of code.

Adjective

coded (comparative more coded, superlative most coded)

  1. Encoded; written in code or cipher.
  2. (broadly) Portrayed in a way that suggests or resembles having a specific trait or inspiration, without being officially explicitly stated as having that trait.
    • The character comes across as being female-coded.
    • This character is coded as autistic.
  3. (colloquial, in-compounds) Like; resembling or having the characteristics of.
    • That is so me-coded fr.
    • Bro has been acting kind of NPC-coded lately.

Also used as

coded is also the simple past and past participle of code.

coded meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam

coded in Marathi

कोड केलेले, कोडेड

coded in Urdu

کوڈ شدہ

coded in Telugu

కోడ్ చేయబడింది, కోడెడ్, కోడెడ్ చేయబడింది

coded in Malayalam

കോഡ് ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു, കോഡ് ചെയ്ത
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coded in Kannada
ಕೋಡೆಡ್, ಕೋಡ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ, ಕೋಡೆಡ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ
coded in Punjabi
ਕੋਡ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ, ਕੋਡ ਕੀਤਾ, ਕੋਡਿੰਗ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ
coded in Gujarati
કોડેડ, કોડ કરેલું, કોડ કરેલ
coded in Odia
କୋଡ୍ କରାଯାଇଛି, କୋଡ଼ ହୋଇଥିବା, କୋଡ଼୍ କରାଯାଇଛି
coded in Nepali
कोड गरिएको

Examples of coded in a sentence

  • This is partly because male-coded jobs typically offer more pay, prestige, and independence than female-coded jobs, so the financial incentives for women are greater.2015, Lori Kenschaft, Roger Clark, Desiree Ciambrone, Gender Inequality in Our Changing World: A Comparative Approach, Routledge, →ISBN...
  • He is aware of a number of programs with more "capable" characters like Sheldon, from The Big Bang Theory, who are autistic coded without being explicitly named as such.2020 May 21, Noah Adams, Bridget Liang, Trans and Autistic: Stories from Life at the Intersection, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page...
  • [Dianna Cowern, eating a vegetable 'pudding':] "It's very baby food coded." / [Kyle Kitzmiller:] "Yes." / [Dianna:] "Because it is deeply pureed."2024 July 6, Physics Girl, 5:54:57, in Physics Girl LIVE with long Covid:
  • Phil (surname: McGraw) had ended his flagship talk show and created his own news and entertainment network, trafficking daily in conservative-coded subjects — “Dr.2025 August 10, Matt Flegenheimer, “Dr. Phil’s Road From Oprah to ICE Raids”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...

Forms of coded

comparativemore coded
superlativemost coded

Words formed from coded

Phrases with coded

Words that rhyme with coded

Questions about coded

What does coded mean?
Coded means encoded; written in code or cipher.
What is coded in Marathi?
Coded in Marathi is कोड केलेले, कोडेड. See Coded meaning in Marathi.
How do you use coded in a sentence?
This is partly because male-coded jobs typically offer more pay, prestige, and independence than female-coded jobs, so the financial incentives for women are greater.
What part of speech is coded?
Coded is an adjective.
How do you pronounce coded?
Coded is pronounced /ˈkəʊ.dəd/ (UK).

Words near coded in the dictionary

  1. codecarboxylase
  2. codecarboxylases
  3. codeclination
  4. codeclinations
  5. codecs
  6. coded
  7. coded up
  8. codedness
  9. codeface
  10. codefaces
  11. codefendant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coded (page history and authors); coded (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); coded (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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