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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
Families of the other two victims, Nader Awad and Mansour Kaziha, did not speak, but others at the news conference called them brave heroes whose losses are unfathomable.
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
In his work, the unfathomable is what most powerfully involves us—some private kernel of feeling that resists interpretation, and always remains out of reach.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
There is no way to fill the unfillable void left by Ashly's passing and no way to make sense of this unfathomable loss.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
That's unfathomable, especially in a market like Boston.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
In his work, the unfathomable is what most powerfully involves us—some private kernel of feeling that resists interpretation, and always remains out of reach.
—Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
There is no way to fill the unfillable void left by Ashly's passing and no way to make sense of this unfathomable loss.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
That's unfathomable, especially in a market like Boston.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfathomable
Adjective
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The Argentine writer’s short story, first published in 1941, imagines an infinite archive of books in which the alphabet has been configured into every possible combination, resulting in a limitless array of texts meaning everything and nothing.—
Raphael Helfand,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
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Rebuilding the company’s pad, or finishing a new one, will likely take at least a year, even with a major effort by Blue Origin, and drawing upon Jeff Bezos’ nearly infinite resources.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Europeans, Bennett notes, find this genuinely incomprehensible.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Ashly's death is an incomprehensible tragedy.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Looking out at an endless expanse of ocean blue while the foaming tide rolls in is enough to put anyone in a vacation state of mind.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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While prospects complete jump-shot circuits and execute standing vertical leaps on the hardwood floor of the arena, a jumbotron above them displays a carrousel of percentages and decimals, a seemingly endless scroll documenting the quality of their performance.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Exciting discoveries await with the opening of various mysterious pristine boxes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The film stars Alan Ritchson, who is likely to return for the sequel, and follows the final recruits of a grueling Special Ops boot camp who encounter a mysterious deadly force.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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With the Hurricanes, Seminoles and Gators all failing to advance past regionals for the first time since 2022, the Sunshine State's lack of representation in both the super regionals and College World Series will feel uncanny.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The current wave of new acts — think Fcukers, Underscores, and of course, PinkPantheress — wield the sound with an uncanny magnetism, as if communicating from a post-digital future.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Death penalty states generally allow last statements from the execution chamber, but Texas catalogs the prisoners’ last words online, except for vulgar and racist language or what sounds unintelligible.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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The man responded, but his words are unintelligible in the recording.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2026
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The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Since at least 1998’s Music Has the Right to Children, brothers Marcus Eoin and Michael Sandison have notoriously laced their music with esoteric details that send devoted fans spiraling down rabbit holes, and perhaps no symbol holds a more privileged position in their lore than the hexagon.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
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Naturally, with different blends and sometimes esoteric components, there’s quite a bit of variance from one Little Book to the next.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Unfathomable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathomable. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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