Synonyms of fathomed

fathomed

verb

past tense of fathom

as in plumbed

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 & Similar Words

• plumbed
• scaled
• spanned
• gauged
• sounded
• remeasured
• replumbed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fathomed

Before this trip, my imagination couldn't have fathomed so many ways to experience these lands after sunset. — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2026

The Chiefs already were on their way toward being eliminated from postseason contention, but the injury to their biggest star sent them to a nadir few could have fathomed. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The show’s popularity was something none of the three could have fathomed in its earliest days. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Before scientists formulated their research, poets and naturalists had fathomed features of this intelligence. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

Neither Cadillac nor Lincoln, both originally manufactured in Detroit, could have fathomed their legacies. — James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026

This was a scene even the most loyal Indiana fans couldn’t have fathomed when Curt Cignetti was hired to coach major college football’s losingest program in 2023. — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026

Few would have fathomed that Poyer would be pivotal to the Bills’ success. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

The big puzzles of today, including dark matter, dark energy, and the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry, could hardly have been fathomed at the time. — Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025