Synonyms for fathom
ˈfæð əmfath·om

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fathomverb

   Synonyms:
   fathom out, figure out, work out, puzzle out

2. fathomverb

   Grasp, envelopment, control.

   Synonyms:
   figure out, fathom out, work out, puzzle out

3. fathomverb

   To measure the depth of, take a sounding of.

   Synonyms:
   work out, figure out, puzzle out, fathom out

4. fathomverb

   To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend (a problem etc.).

   I can't for the life of me fathom what this means.

   Synonyms:
   puzzle out, fathom out, work out, figure out

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. fathom

   Synonyms:
   gauge, pierce, measure, sound, probe

   Antonyms:
   survey, glance, scan, overlook, miss, graze, skim

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fathom, fthmnoun

   a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

   Synonyms:
   fthm

2. fathom, fthmverb

   (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

   Synonyms:
   fthm

3. penetrate, fathom, bottomverb

   come to understand

   Synonyms:
   click, imbue, riddle, dawn, infiltrate, permeate, perforate, diffuse, sink in, penetrate, come home, get through, bottom, fall into place, sound, pervade, get across, interpenetrate

4. fathom, soundverb

   measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

   Synonyms:
   sound, vocalise, penetrate, voice, vocalize, bottom, go

Matched Categories

1. • Measure
   • Understand

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fathomnoun

   Synonyms:
   six feet, two yards

2. fathomverb

   Synonyms:
   sound, try the depth of, measure by a sounding-line

3. fathomverb

   Synonyms:
   divine, penetrate, reach, understand, comprehend

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "fathom":

   understand

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How to use fathom in a sentence?

1. Matt Fairchild:

   I don't want to hurt ever, i can't fathom the idea of being in pain and not having a way out.

2. Bob Anderson:

   When I saw that, in the report, I just -- my jaw dropped, it was hard enough to fathom a 2.7 year decline over 2 years overall. But then to see a 6.6 year decline for the American Indian population -- it just shows the substantial impact that the pandemic has had on that population.

3. Farkhunda Muhtaj:

   They left their homes and left everything behind, they can’t fathom that they’re out of Afghanistan.

4. George Du Maurier:

   Sick I am of idle words, past all reconciling, Words that weary and perplex and pander and conceal, Wake the sounds that cannot lie, for all their sweet beguiling The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.

5. Ryan Sweet:

   It is hard to fathom how partially rolling back the Trump cuts to pay for the infrastructure plan will meaningfully impede business investment, there is little relationship between the effective corporate tax rate and changes in real business equipment spending. Most U.S. corporations have no trouble getting cheap capital and they pay among the lowest effective tax rates in the world.