unfathomable
Impossible to fathomImpossible to fathom.: Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.
» It is just unfathomable to even think about.
Meaning
2 sensesImpossible to fathom.
Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.
unermesslich, unergründlich, abgrundtief
бездо́нныйbezdónnyj, измери́мыйizmerímyj, неизмери́мыйneizmerímyj
of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
(figuratively)Impossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.
The sheer number of warriors the enemy attacked with was unfathomable.
unermesslich, unergründlich, unfassbar
непостижи́мыйnepostižímyj
незбагне́ннийnezbahnénnyj
Examples
6 sentencesIt is just unfathomable to even think about.
How one can let themselves go in such a way, is unfathomable.
deWie man sich dergestalt gehen lassen kann, ist unfassbar.
Amodio described the amount of information available on the site as “unfathomable.”
We are all so simple at heart that become unfathomable to one another.
Russia's vastness is unfathomable.
deDie Weite Russlands ist gar nicht zu begreifen.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + fathom (“to measure the depth of (water); (figurative) tFrom un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + fathom (“to measure the depth of (water); (figurative) to deeply understand (someone or something)”) + -able (suffix forming adjectives denoting things not able or fit to be done).
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Forms
more unfathomable, most unfathomable| Comparative | more unfathomable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unfathomable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
39 synonymsAntonyms
23 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form