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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
Kobe Bryant January 2020 had one of the darkest and most unfathomable moments in sports.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Inequality grew, especially at the very top, where individuals amassed unfathomable wealth (hundreds of billions of dollars) and some corporate valuations hit unreal heights ($4 trillion to $5 trillion).
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Remaining hopeful during times of tragedy Sharabi said finding light during unfathomable darkness is what has gotten him through in the days following the tragedy in Australia.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
While antisemitic incidents had been on the rise in Australia, survivors say that an attack of this scale was largely unfathomable, given the stringent gun control laws in Australia.
—Sara James, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Inequality grew, especially at the very top, where individuals amassed unfathomable wealth (hundreds of billions of dollars) and some corporate valuations hit unreal heights ($4 trillion to $5 trillion).
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Remaining hopeful during times of tragedy Sharabi said finding light during unfathomable darkness is what has gotten him through in the days following the tragedy in Australia.
—Anna McAllister, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
While antisemitic incidents had been on the rise in Australia, survivors say that an attack of this scale was largely unfathomable, given the stringent gun control laws in Australia.
—Sara James, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfathomable
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Now, a convergence of Big Pharma and venture capital investment is betting billions that artificial intelligence can finally decode this infinite complexity.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Khoresht, or stews, are the foundation of Iranian home cooking, with infinite regional and seasonal variations that vary by household.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For consumers frustrated by disconnected portals, incomprehensible medical jargon and five-minute doctor visits, this feels like a lifeline.—
Sahar Hashmi,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The film deserves an enormous amount of credit for its sound design, which allows Tuason to turn recordings that would be incomprehensible in less capable hands into something that keeps audiences on the edge of their seats for two thirds of a movie.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Awe because the steppe is endless and keeps coming and coming at your eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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This software trap, driven by endless upgrade cycles, represents a structural problem — one that software support specialist Origina, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and Plano, Texas, has made its mission to solve.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The other is a smaller, more mysterious handheld chunk of willow or poplar wood that may have been used to shape stone tools, according to research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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But when a mysterious woman opens The Grand Lisbon restaurant, his glittering world begins to fracture, exposing the fragile balance between success, memory, and longing.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the work, traditional folklore and marvelous, uncanny incidents are often the sites of resistance against colonialism or enslavement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Boy Who Knew Too Much tells the true story of a young boy named Christian Haupt, who, from a very young age, displays an uncanny knowledge of baseball and vivid memories of a past life as Lou Gehrig, the famous Yankee.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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As satire, Next to Heaven is unintelligible, as though someone is universalizing their own hangups and then skewering them for clout.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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A number of individuals who were in that classroom told authorities that the gunman shouted an unintelligible statement and then began shooting students.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
15 Dec. 2025
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The notion of grief gradually fades into the backdrop, finally re-emerging in a manner that is, thanks to the film’s lumpy tonal mixture, more confusing than emotionally cleansing.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2026
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Plus, between all different sorts of shovels, snowblowers and snow pushers, figuring out exactly how to clear the snow can be confusing.—
Catherine Messier,
The Providence Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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The news flew mostly under the radar, in part because of the esoteric nature of the OCC.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Still, their esoteric acid rock was revered and adored by their huge and loyal fanbase, known as Deadheads.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Unfathomable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathomable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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