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unfathomable

/ʌnˈfæðəməbl/adjective

उच्चारण अन्फ़ैदमबल

अथाह, अगम्य, समझ से परे

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adjective
  1. 1

    too strange or difficult to be understood

    अथाह, अगम्य, समझ से परे

    • the unfathomable mysteries of the universe
    • For some unfathomable reason, he resigned.
    • For some unfathomable reason, the train stopped in the middle of nowhere.
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    • Her motives remained unfathomable to her friends.
    • The scientist said the cause of the event was still unfathomable.

    Synonyms incomprehensible inexplicable mysterious inscrutable impenetrable

    Opposite comprehensible understandable clear obvious

  2. 2

    literary

    too deep to measure

    अगाध, बहुत गहरा

    • the unfathomable depths of the ocean
    • Her grief was unfathomable to those who had never lost anyone.
    • Divers looked down into the unfathomable darkness of the lake.
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    • The cave seemed to have an unfathomable depth.
    • They stared at the unfathomable ocean from the deck.

    Synonyms bottomless immeasurable abysmal deep

    Opposite shallow

◇Word family
fathom verb, noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

un·fath·om·able

With -thom- (not 'unfathomible').

बीच में -thom- ('unfathomible' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From fathom, a unit for measuring the depth of water (about 1.8 metres); the verb fathom means to understand: 'I cannot fathom why'.

Fathom से, पानी की गहराई मापने की इकाई (लगभग 1.8 मीटर); verb fathom का अर्थ 'समझना' है: 'I cannot fathom why'।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: that which cannot be understood or measured is unfathomable; that which cannot be explained is inexplicable.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: जिसे समझा या मापा न जा सके unfathomable; जिसकी व्याख्या न हो सके inexplicable।