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unfathomable

/ʌnˈfæðməbəl/
adjective
  1. Impossible to fathom or understand.

    "The sheer numbers they attacked with were unfathomable."

    Similar: fathomless, incomprehensible, unintelligible

  2. Difficult to penetrate.

    Similar: impenetrable, impregnable

Synonymsfathomless, incomprehensible, unintelligible, impenetrable, impregnable
Antonymsexplicable, intelligible, penetrable, pregnable

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