Showing Results for "fathoming"

fathoming

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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Fathoming what's going on behind the Kremlin walls is difficult enough.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2022

Fathoming the unfathomable, making sense of the senseless.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2015

There is some Fatal Villany in this; Some Mystery beyond my Fathoming: But how long staid they thus?

From The Fatal Jealousie (1673) by Thorp, Willard