FATHOMABLE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

fathomable

adjective

Definition of fathomable

as in understandable

capable of being understood acts of vandalism that were committed for no fathomable reason

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Recent Examples of fathomable Federal agents have mobilized so aggressively that their impact is fathomable only to those on the receiving end of it, and to the local police officers overwhelmed by it. — Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026 Content creators amplifying his message have reached hundreds of millions across every fathomable platform. — Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025 At the time of the murders, that would not have even been fathomable. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

The guardedness is understandable, as the threat of poaching is still everywhere.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Songwriters on Process Songwriters on Process zeroes in on the writing more than the song, understandable given its host, Ben Opipari, holds a PhD in English language and literature.

— Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of understandable

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Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over an accessible parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot.

— SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
These cameras are license plate readers that in many cases create detailed portraits of Americans’ vehicle movements, accessible to police across the country without a warrant.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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