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unfathomable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unfathomable

1 being or seeming to be without limits
  • the unfathomable reaches of space
Synonyms of unfathomable

bottomless, boundless, endless, fathomless, horizonless, illimitable, immeasurable, immensurable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, unlimited
Words Related to unfathomable

abysmal

countless, incalculable, incomputable, inestimable, innumerable, unmeasured

exhaustless, inexhaustible

extensive, far-flung, immense, vast
Near Antonyms of unfathomable

fathomable, measurable

depthless, shallow, superficial
Antonyms of unfathomable

bounded, circumscribed, confined, definite, finite, limited, restricted
2 impossible to understand
  • for some unfathomable reason the family decided to venture out into the blizzard
Synonyms of unfathomable

impenetrable, incomprehensible, ungraspable, unintelligible
Words Related to unfathomable

abstruse, enigmatic (also enigmatical), esoteric, indecipherable, inscrutable, recondite, unsearchable

cryptic, darkling, deep, mysterious, mystic, oblique, obscure, occult, uncanny

unanswerable, unknowable

baffling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling

inconceivable, unimaginable, unthinkable
Near Antonyms of unfathomable

basic, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, rudimentary, underlying

easy, simple

coherent, connected, ordered, orderly, organized, systematic, systematized

clear, cogent, compelling, convincing, lucid, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, straightforward
Antonyms of unfathomable

fathomable, intelligible, understandable

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