Meanings
comparative more fathomable · superlative most fathomable
- able to be fathomed
His motives were barely fathomable to his friends.
2 more examples
The mystery was finally fathomable after years of research.
The meaning of the poem is easily fathomable with context.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth
adjective(of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Danish begribelig
- begribeligpossible to understand
Finnish ymmärrettävä
- ymmärrettäväpossible to understand
French compréhensible
- compréhensiblepossible to understand
Russian постижимый
- постижимый (postižimyj)possible to understand
Swedish begriplig, förståelig
- begripligpossible to understand
- förståeligpossible to understand
Cite this entry
fathomable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fathomable
“fathomable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fathomable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fathomable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fathomable.
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