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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
The concept has never been tested in the real world, and the unfathomable risks include the danger that cables could snap, causing entire rigs to capsize in storms, creating debris fields along the Pacific Coast.
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Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
And though that price might be unfathomable to some folks, the modern villa is loaded with posh perks that help justify the lofty figure.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
That's because Silent Hill f is one of the boldest, darkest, goriest, grimmest, and flat out best games in the entire series; a tremendous achievement that just over a year ago seemed unfathomable.
—Vincent Acovino, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Hearing from speakers with a direct connection to Palestine, who were unafraid to speak openly and vividly about the unfathomable violence that Palestine has faced, felt uniquely heartening.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
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Craig Rucker, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
And though that price might be unfathomable to some folks, the modern villa is loaded with posh perks that help justify the lofty figure.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
That's because Silent Hill f is one of the boldest, darkest, goriest, grimmest, and flat out best games in the entire series; a tremendous achievement that just over a year ago seemed unfathomable.
—Vincent Acovino, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Hearing from speakers with a direct connection to Palestine, who were unafraid to speak openly and vividly about the unfathomable violence that Palestine has faced, felt uniquely heartening.
—Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfathomable
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The principle is that demand is infinite.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Weightless, effortless, infinite movement.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the face of that, Keaton’s off- and sometimes on-duty style represented limitless possibilities, and a previously incomprehensible kind of freedom.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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And the thought of McDavid leaving Edmonton under any condition once felt incomprehensible.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The early months of a season can be challenging for managers due to the seemingly endless international breaks, but the stop-start nature of the fixture list can have its advantages.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Our staff deserves better, and this council deserves to be able to do its work without being dragged through endless theatrics and conspiracy theories.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Gehman, then a graduate student earning a doctorate in disease ecology, had heard about a mysterious illness sweeping through the Pacific coast’s iconic invertebrates.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Since its discovery in 2009, scientists have made little headway in understanding the mysterious origins of these excess gamma rays.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Max Schreck’s uncanny performance and makeup design were absolutely mesmerizing, as was the film’s unparalleled haunting atmosphere, made all the more palpable by the grainy 16mm transfer to VHS.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Sora 2 app was released late last month and has already caused controversy for its uncanny ability to create realistic videos generated by AI.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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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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Specifically the perimenopausal timeframe can be very confusing both to a clinician and a patient in the sense that there are a lot of symptoms that are hard to navigate and understand.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
15 Oct. 2025
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The twice-a-year clock change can be a bit confusing, especially to Arizonans who don't observe the practice.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The basic logic of the drink is, as mentioned, Negroni-like, but more esoteric on a number of fronts.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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But this seems to me to be a far more likely possibility than Jesus making legendary journeys to India, Egypt, or even Britain, so popular in esoteric lore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Unfathomable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathomable. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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