1
as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the unfathomable reaches of space
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as in incomprehensible
impossible to understand
for some unfathomable reason the family decided to venture out into the blizzard
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Recent Examples of unfathomable
Not very long ago, the notion that San Diego County would have no Republican representation in Congress seemed unfathomable.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
People with critical illnesses—old and young—have been receiving care in their living rooms that was once unfathomable outside of a medical clinic.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
For a disaster so vast and so unfathomable, some sort of grounding feels necessary, some little point to hold on to, some faces to remember, but even the actual story of the bus and its temporary inhabitants feels a touch too small for the grand scale Greengrass is working on here.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
And the way that people marginalize and attack the Trans community, especially politically, is unfathomable to me, and so unbearably cruel.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
People with critical illnesses—old and young—have been receiving care in their living rooms that was once unfathomable outside of a medical clinic.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
For a disaster so vast and so unfathomable, some sort of grounding feels necessary, some little point to hold on to, some faces to remember, but even the actual story of the bus and its temporary inhabitants feels a touch too small for the grand scale Greengrass is working on here.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
And the way that people marginalize and attack the Trans community, especially politically, is unfathomable to me, and so unbearably cruel.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfathomable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfathomable
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The result led Brittenham and Hermiller to an infinite list of other counterexamples, including almost any knot that’s built by winding two strings and gluing.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Sep. 2025
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We’re headed toward the infinite conversation.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Charlie's family has suffered an incredible, incomprehensible injustice.—
Ted Cruz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the movie isn’t really scary at all — just extremely weird, as well as increasingly incomprehensible toward the end.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The result has been a seemingly endless run of East Washington Street roadwork and traffic snarls from Alabama Street downtown to I-465.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Thanks for being my partner in crime, for the laughter, advice, and endless love.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Written and directed by Australian filmmaker Michael Shanks, the movie tells the story of a couple, played by American actors Alison Brie and Dave Franco, who move to the countryside to save their relationship and encounter a mysterious force that draws them closer.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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As the rest of America adjusts to Homelander's iron fist, back at Godolkin University, the mysterious new Dean preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Joanna Gaines has an uncanny ability to make anything beautiful.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Contortionism has been a fundamental cultural expression in Mongolia since the 12th century, and in this work Khuyagaa intertwines a celebration of this heritage with her interest in the female body, beauty, and the uncanny.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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However, audio quality can make or break social media content and while some people can tolerate less-than-perfect video, poor and unintelligible sound often has audiences swiping left.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Airports and airplanes do not have a monopoly on unintelligible announcements.—
Michel A. Ibrahim,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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The agency said the company relied on confusing interfaces and obscure disclosures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Despite loving the brand, the process felt like an afterthought—confusing policy language, multiple touchpoints and no proactive communication.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While crypto trading has a steep learning curve, anyone with a wallet can start trading predictions without any esoteric expertise.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, tenure, even in the best schools, gets rewarded to professors who write articles filled with complex math or esoteric theories in sociology and psychology.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Unfathomable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathomable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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