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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
This conflict has a way of sanitizing what at one time was unfathomable, converting obnoxious practices into acceptable behavior.
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Turner slugged his first home run at home all season, an unfathomable streak broken.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
In fact, the more that is learned about the cell and its unfathomable complexity, the farther in the rearview mirror any answer fades.
—Gregory J Rummo, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
In fact, the more that is learned about the cell, and its unfathomable complexity, the farther in the rearview mirror any answer fades.
—Gregory J. Rummo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
Turner slugged his first home run at home all season, an unfathomable streak broken.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
In fact, the more that is learned about the cell and its unfathomable complexity, the farther in the rearview mirror any answer fades.
—Gregory J Rummo, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
In fact, the more that is learned about the cell, and its unfathomable complexity, the farther in the rearview mirror any answer fades.
—Gregory J. Rummo, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfathomable
Adjective
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Human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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Amid endless notifications, infinite scroll, and continuous partial attention, this skill is more critical than ever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Then there’s an incomprehensible scene in which Stuhlbarg’s Frederik storms in and out of the kitchen angrily, having turned his music up to an unlistenable volume, while Alma and Maggie—a guest in their home that evening—try to have a serious conversation.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Whether that means living tiny on a beautiful plot of land or looking to add more livable square footage to your backyard, this open tiny home with lots of charm has endless possibilities at only 209 square feet.—
Gabriela Izquierdo,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Now that Silksong has been available for about a week, though, that discussion has turned decisively toward seemingly endless takes on the game's relative difficulty (or lack thereof).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Beyond this, the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-Ray observatory also studied this spiral galaxy repeatedly and found mysterious regions known as ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs).—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the resemblance was uncanny, from their matching smiles to their auburn-red hair, which Julia wore down in loose waves and Emma styled in a messy ponytail.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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The job requires an uncanny ability to sell each bit of incremental progress as a success in and of itself.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
11 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
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And determining when someone is dead is the critical but confusing question at play.—
Cara Anthony,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, the eye glass space was largely fractured, confusing, and not customer-friendly before Warby Parker entered the scene with exceptional client experience, a focus on customer service and convenience, and a user-friendly product.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 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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While the syntax of esoteric languages may be hard to understand, the actual programming stack is often wonderfully simple.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Unfathomable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfathomable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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