Unfathomable
adjective
Something that is very difficult or impossible to understand or grasp.
The universe is vast and unfathomable.
Often appears as...
- unfathomable depths
- unfathomable mystery
adjective
Something that is extraordinarily deep or profound.
The ocean was an unfathomable abyss.
Often appears as...
- unfathomable depths
- unfathomable darkness
adjective
Something that is very difficult or impossible to understand or grasp.
The universe is vast and unfathomable.
Often appears as...
- unfathomable depths
- unfathomable mystery
adjective
Something that is extraordinarily deep or profound.
The ocean was an unfathomable abyss.
Often appears as...
- unfathomable depths
- unfathomable darkness
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Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Concepts
Use 'unfathomable' to describe complex ideas or things not easily measured or understood.
The concept of infinity is unfathomable to many.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Unfathomable' can express a strong emotional response to the vastness or complexity of something.
Her kindness was truly unfathomable.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Usage
Sometimes used to exaggerate for dramatic effect, not to be taken literally.
He had an unfathomable amount of homework.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Concepts
Use 'unfathomable' to describe complex ideas or things not easily measured or understood.
The concept of infinity is unfathomable to many.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Unfathomable' can express a strong emotional response to the vastness or complexity of something.
Her kindness was truly unfathomable.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Usage
Sometimes used to exaggerate for dramatic effect, not to be taken literally.
He had an unfathomable amount of homework.
Pro Tip 1/3Abstract Concepts
Use 'unfathomable' to describe complex ideas or things not easily measured or understood.
The concept of infinity is unfathomable to many.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Unfathomable' can express a strong emotional response to the vastness or complexity of something.
Her kindness was truly unfathomable.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbolic Usage
Sometimes used to exaggerate for dramatic effect, not to be taken literally.
He had an unfathomable amount of homework.
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Lifesaving Medicines...
expertise to be able to apply it to our world and in waise it's just kind of unfathomable this is all time how you doing with the audio hopefully we can get here okay back back back ready this is so good cuz we have still a few more questions but you you were saying gone and I guess to kind of
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Kids Behind Bars PIPE...
inmates Tom protects you you have to take care of yourself younger inmates who are physically smaller and more easily intimidated can have a hard time figuring out how to survive you're a boy taking care of yourself in them pod for a bunch of man is unfathomable because none of the
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How heavy is air? - Dan...
allowing air to rush in. So the next time you take a deep breath, think of the unfathomable number of air molecules you're commanding to move. We look up at the night sky to ponder the infinity of space, but unless you're watching this video from that deep space,
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Searching for the...
whose terrible beauty is the very stuff of human longing its uncompromising yellow eyes wired into the depths of its unfathomable spirit gaze out from the cover of innumerable additions as the men trekked deeper into the mountains they found signs of snow
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Bare Bones PIPE National...
are strewn throughout the body strong enough to support up to 20 times our body weight light enough to defy gravity however briefly flexible enough to absorb unfathomable impacts and connect it in such a way so as to provide a
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Advocating for gender...
the war on terror it seems unfathomable that a microscopic smidgen of that wouldn't be put to the use of the world's women second it had to have the operational ability to run programs on the ground country by country a third
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Titan of terror: the...
at the mercy of unfathomable forces. But perhaps the greatest power these creatures had was their appeal to Lovecraft’s contemporaries. During his lifetime, Lovecraft corresponded with other writers,
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How adaptive clothing...
I had, at this point, seen some unfathomable things, but this, by far, was the most heart-stopping. You see, Eric is a really big guy, and it took two aides and a lifting machine to get him dressed.
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The myth of Hercules: 12...
that pitted him against invincible monsters and unfathomable forces. Instead, the king set the stage for an epic series of adventures that would come to be known as the Labors of Hercules.
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The human insights...
This -- this is the cost of missing something. It was unfathomable. But Nokia's not alone. I see organizations throwing out data all the time because it didn't come from a quant model
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Lifesaving Medicines...
expertise to be able to apply it to our world and in waise it's just kind of unfathomable this is all time how you doing with the audio hopefully we can get here okay back back back ready this is so good cuz we have still a few more questions but you you were saying gone and I guess to kind of
Video examples
Kids Behind Bars PIPE...
inmates Tom protects you you have to take care of yourself younger inmates who are physically smaller and more easily intimidated can have a hard time figuring out how to survive you're a boy taking care of yourself in them pod for a bunch of man is unfathomable because none of the
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How heavy is air? - Dan...
allowing air to rush in. So the next time you take a deep breath, think of the unfathomable number of air molecules you're commanding to move. We look up at the night sky to ponder the infinity of space, but unless you're watching this video from that deep space,
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Searching for the...
whose terrible beauty is the very stuff of human longing its uncompromising yellow eyes wired into the depths of its unfathomable spirit gaze out from the cover of innumerable additions as the men trekked deeper into the mountains they found signs of snow
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Bare Bones PIPE National...
are strewn throughout the body strong enough to support up to 20 times our body weight light enough to defy gravity however briefly flexible enough to absorb unfathomable impacts and connect it in such a way so as to provide a
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Advocating for gender...
the war on terror it seems unfathomable that a microscopic smidgen of that wouldn't be put to the use of the world's women second it had to have the operational ability to run programs on the ground country by country a third
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Titan of terror: the...
at the mercy of unfathomable forces. But perhaps the greatest power these creatures had was their appeal to Lovecraft’s contemporaries. During his lifetime, Lovecraft corresponded with other writers,
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How adaptive clothing...
I had, at this point, seen some unfathomable things, but this, by far, was the most heart-stopping. You see, Eric is a really big guy, and it took two aides and a lifting machine to get him dressed.
Video examples
The myth of Hercules: 12...
that pitted him against invincible monsters and unfathomable forces. Instead, the king set the stage for an epic series of adventures that would come to be known as the Labors of Hercules.
Video examples
The human insights...
This -- this is the cost of missing something. It was unfathomable. But Nokia's not alone. I see organizations throwing out data all the time because it didn't come from a quant model
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Yayoi Kusama
Japanese Artist
With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of the universe' through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call 'stereotypical repetition.
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Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
What I've always been most interested in is exposing the way stories and fantasies reconstitute our everyday reality. What appears to be non-fiction is not only totally mysterious, unfathomable, and strange when you really look at what it is.
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Gary Wolf
American Journalist
For all their expertise at figuring out how things work, technical people are often painfully aware how much of human behavior is a mystery. People do things for unfathomable reasons. They are opaque even to themselves.
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Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
The search for the Torah codes is rooted in the unfathomable theological premise that the Torah - itself a set of five books of limited length - contains literally all truth.
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Aberjhani
American Historian
Movies can provide tear-inducing or comically-entertaining representations of love, but many agree that its deeper conflicting complexities often seem unfathomable.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
American Clergyman
Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.
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Grayson Allen
American Athlete
Food is such a basic need, and it is unfathomable to me that people still do not have adequate access.
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Diane Arbus
American Photographer
Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
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Dawn Steel
American Businesswoman
It's unfathomable how you live without your mother.
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Jules Verne
French Author
Is not a woman's heart unfathomable?
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Yayoi Kusama
Japanese Artist
With just one polka dot, nothing can be achieved. In the universe, there is the sun, the moon, the earth, and hundreds of millions of stars. All of us live in the unfathomable mystery and infinitude of the universe. Pursuing 'philosophy of the universe' through art under such circumstances has led me to what I call 'stereotypical repetition.
Quote examples
Joshua Oppenheimer
British Director
What I've always been most interested in is exposing the way stories and fantasies reconstitute our everyday reality. What appears to be non-fiction is not only totally mysterious, unfathomable, and strange when you really look at what it is.
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Gary Wolf
American Journalist
For all their expertise at figuring out how things work, technical people are often painfully aware how much of human behavior is a mystery. People do things for unfathomable reasons. They are opaque even to themselves.
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Benjamin Wittes
American Journalist
The search for the Torah codes is rooted in the unfathomable theological premise that the Torah - itself a set of five books of limited length - contains literally all truth.
Quote examples
Aberjhani
American Historian
Movies can provide tear-inducing or comically-entertaining representations of love, but many agree that its deeper conflicting complexities often seem unfathomable.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick
American Clergyman
Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.
Quote examples
Grayson Allen
American Athlete
Food is such a basic need, and it is unfathomable to me that people still do not have adequate access.
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Diane Arbus
American Photographer
Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
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Dawn Steel
American Businesswoman
It's unfathomable how you live without your mother.
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Jules Verne
French Author
Is not a woman's heart unfathomable?
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