What is another word for unfathomed?

Pronunciation: [ʌnfˈaðəmd] (IPA)

Unfathomed is a word used to describe something that is beyond understanding or comprehension, typically referring to expansive depths, mystery and complexity. Some synonyms for this term include unexplored, inscrutable, impenetrable, unfathomable, incomprehensible, enigmatic, abstruse, inscrutable, enigmatic, and arcane. Each of these words denote a sense of obscurity or mystery that is difficult to penetrate through to uncover the truth. They are used to describe things that are beyond the grasp of the human mind, full of hidden depths that cannot be plumbed. Whether talking about the unknown depths of the ocean, or the interior of the cosmos, the unfathomed nature of these things is both captivating and intimidating.

What are the hypernyms for Unfathomed?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for unfathomed?

Unfathomed means something that is not fully understood or explored. Its antonyms would be words that imply knowledge, understanding or familiarity. Some antonyms for unfathomed are comprehended, understood or explored. If something is comprehended, then it is fully understood. When something is explored, it means that it has been thoroughly investigated and examined. If something is well-known, then it is not unfathomed, but instead familiar. Additional antonyms to consider include deciphered, uncovered, resolved, and uncovered, as all these words imply understanding or knowledge of something previously unknown.

What are the antonyms for Unfathomed?

Usage examples for Unfathomed

Like myriads of silent eyes intent, Th' unfathomed silence of the firmament.
"Poems of Emile Verhaeren"
Emile Verhaeren
Our lives are rivers, gliding free To that unfathomed, boundless sea, The silent grave!
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
At last he seemed to awaken from a trance; he started and began hurrying with her, crowding by her, stumbling on ahead in the darkness, seeking the cave's unfathomed depths of darkness.
"The Everlasting Whisper"
Jackson Gregory

Famous quotes with Unfathomed

  • Ah, what a life is theirs who live in Christ; How vast the mystery! Reaching in height to heaven, and in its depth The unfathomed sea!
    Elizabeth Prentiss
  • And then my mind made its first earnest effort to comprehend what had been infused into it concerning heaven and hell: and for the first it recoiled baffled; and for the first time glancing behind, on each side, and before it, it saw all round an unfathomed gulf: it felt the one point where it stood — the present; all the rest was formless cloud and vacant depth: and it shuddered at the thought of tottering, and plunging amid that chaos.
    Charlotte Brontë
  • The soul of man is larger than the sky, Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark Of the unfathomed center.Great poet, 'twas thy art To know thyself, and in thyself to be Whate'er Love, Hate, Ambition, Destiny, Or the firm, fatal purpose of the Heart Can make of Man. Yet thou wert still the same, Serene of thought, unhurt by thy own flame.
    Hartley Coleridge
  • Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
    Thomas Gray

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