decoding, deciphering, translating, interpreting, unscrambling, unravelling, revealing, solving, cracking, breaking
deciphering a mystery - solving a puzzle - unraveling a riddle - decoding a conundrum - breaking a code - figuring out a secret - unlocking a mystery - interpreting a puzzle - resolving an enigma - unmasking a mystery - decrypting a puzzle - disentangling a riddle - cracking a puzzle - decoding a mystery - solving a conundrum - unravelling a mystery - breaking a riddle - figuring out a puzzle - unlocking a riddle - interpreting a mystery - resolving a puzzle - unmasking a riddle - decrypting a mystery - disentangling a puzzle - cracking a riddle
Cracking an enigma refers to the process of solving or decoding a complex code or cipher, especially one that seems to be particularly challenging or impossible. Historically, it is most famously associated with the efforts during World War II to break the Enigma machine’s codes used by the Germans for secure military communications. This process involves a significant amount of problem-solving skills, mathematical knowledge, and computational power.