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fathom

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fathom

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line

  • the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels
Synonyms of fathom

plumb, sound
Words Related to fathom

gauge (also gage), scale, span

remeasure, replumb

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