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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

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

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

This is all so much more than Evans, 36, and Schonberger, 39, could have fathomed when the idea was born almost a decade ago.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Jeni and Christina, who didn’t want their last names used for privacy reasons, made the decision that neither ever fathomed they would make: ending a wanted pregnancy in the third trimester.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022

Had she had all her wits, Desdemona could not possibly have fathomed what I was saying.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides