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fathomed

VERB

discern, understand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciate comprehend divine figure out grasp penetrate pinpoint plumb unravel

STRONG

apprehend catch cognize dig estimate follow gauge get have interpret know measure perceive pierce probe recognize savvy sound

WEAK

get to the bottom

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misinterpret misunderstand

STRONG

guess lose miss neglect not get

Example Sentences

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Ken Ono’s career as one of the world’s most prominent mathematicians has taken him to places that he never could have fathomed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Where this has led could be fathomed at the Ojai Festival in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2025

"We never fathomed it would be this catastrophic and apocalyptic."

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

“He did something she could have never anticipated or fathomed or predicted,” Ms. Smith said.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024

The thing she’d wanted, the thing she dreamed of, belonged to her and was better than anything she could have fathomed.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny