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fathomable

Definitions of fathomable
  1. adjective
    (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth
    synonyms: plumbable, soundable
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    antonyms:
    unfathomable
    of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured
    deep
    having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination
    unsoundable
    too deep to determine the depth of
  2. adjective
    (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended
    synonyms:
    comprehendible, comprehensible
    capable of being comprehended or understood
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