Definitions for unfathomable
ʌnˈfæð ə mə bəlun·fath·omable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. unfathomableadjective

   of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured

2. abysmal, abyssal, unfathomableadjective

   resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

   "the abyssal depths of the ocean"

3. unfathomableadjective

   impossible to come to understand

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfathomableadjective

   impossible to fathom or understand; incomprehensible

   The sheer numbers they attacked with were unfathomable.

2. unfathomableadjective

   difficult to penetrate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unfathomablenoun

   1. Not to be sounded by a line.

   In the midst of the plain a beautiful lake, which the inhabitants thereabouts pretend is unfathomable. Addison.

   Beneath unfathomable depths they faint,
   And secret in their gloomy caverns pant. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

   2. That of which the end or extent cannot be found.

   A thousand parts of our bodies may be diversified in all the dimensions of solid bodies; which overwhelms the fancy in a new abyss of unfathomable number. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfathomable

   Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game is a board game created by Corey Konieczka and first published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2008 based on the 2004 Battlestar Galactica series. Players take the roles of characters from the series, trying to guide the Galactica and its fleet to its destination, while combating the Cylons and other crises threatening it. One or more players are secretly enemy Cylons, who win if the humans fail to achieve their objective.

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1. unfathomable

   Unfathomable is an adjective that describes something that is difficult or impossible to understand, comprehend, or measure. It usually refers to an idea, emotion, fact, or condition that is so complex, vast, deep, or mysterious, our minds cannot fully grasp its extent or significance.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unfathomable

   un-fath′om-a-bl, adj. that cannot be fathomed, too deep to be measured or to be understood.—n. Unfath′omableness.—adv. Unfath′omably.—adj. Unfath′omed, not sounded.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfathomable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfathomable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of unfathomable in a Sentence

1. Colin Strickland:

   There is no way to adequately express the regret and torture I feel about my proximity to this horrible crime, i am sorry, and I simply can not make sense of this unfathomable situation.

2. Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   These former concentration camps have come into public focus in recent weeks with the passing of the 70th anniversaries of the liberation of one camp after another, there were unfathomable horrors everywhere.

3. Sylvia Loehrmann:

   It was a Spanish language exchange programme and they were flying home after having what was probably the most wonderful time of their lives, it's so tragic, so sad, so unfathomable.

4. Krissy Hurley:

   Forecasting almost a record is something we don’t do very often, double the amount we’ve ever seen was almost unfathomable.

5. Sean Buck:

   As members of our Naval Academy family, we will do all that we can to support Leonard, his father and the entire Michelle Cummings family during this unfathomable time, my wife, Joanne, and I, on behalf of all of us here in Annapolis, offer our deepest sympathies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unfathomable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unfathomable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unfathomable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfathomable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unfathomable