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单词 unfathomable
释义

unfathomable

adjective

un·​fath·​om·​able ˌən-ˈfa-t͟hə-mə-bəl How to pronounce unfathomable (audio)
: not capable of being fathomed:
a
: immeasurable
b
: impossible to comprehend
unfathomably
ˌən-ˈfa-t͟hə-mə-blē How to pronounce unfathomable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • bottomless
  • boundless
  • endless
  • fathomless
  • horizonless
  • illimitable
  • immeasurable
  • immensurable
  • indefinite
  • infinite
  • limitless
  • measureless
  • unbounded
  • unlimited
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Example Sentences

His behavior is completely unfathomable. the unfathomable reaches of space
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Word History

First Known Use

1640, in the meaning defined above

unfathomable

adjective

1
as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits the unfathomable reaches of space

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • infinite
  • endless
  • immeasurable
  • fathomless
  • vast
  • limitless
  • boundless
  • measureless
  • illimitable
  • immense
  • unbounded
  • incalculable
  • unlimited
  • horizonless
  • abysmal
  • immensurable
  • bottomless
  • innumerable
  • inexhaustible
  • inestimable
  • unmeasured
  • extensive
  • countless
  • indefinite
  • exhaustless
  • incomputable
  • far-flung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • limited
  • finite
  • confined
  • restricted
  • definite
  • circumscribed
  • bounded
  • measurable
  • fathomable
  • superficial
  • shallow
  • depthless
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2
as in incomprehensible
impossible to understand for some unfathomable reason the family decided to venture out into the blizzard

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • incomprehensible
  • mysterious
  • uncanny
  • ungraspable
  • unintelligible
  • confusing
  • impenetrable
  • esoteric
  • obscure
  • baffling
  • cryptic
  • inscrutable
  • bewildering
  • unknowable
  • unimaginable
  • puzzling
  • inconceivable
  • deep
  • perplexing
  • enigmatic
  • mystic
  • indecipherable
  • abstruse
  • unsearchable
  • recondite
  • unanswerable
  • unthinkable
  • mystifying
  • enigmatical
  • confounding
  • oblique
  • occult
  • darkling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • understandable
  • fundamental
  • basic
  • intelligible
  • essential
  • underlying
  • elementary
  • fathomable
  • rudimentary
  • elemental
  • simple
  • easy
  • systematic
  • coherent
  • clear
  • compelling
  • orderly
  • connected
  • plain
  • convincing
  • organized
  • straightforward
  • cogent
  • ordered
  • lucid
  • systematized
  • perspicuous
  • pellucid
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