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fathomable
able to be understood or figured out
Synonyms
- understandable
- comprehensible
- graspable
Antonyms
- incomprehensible
- baffling
fathomable in a sentence
With the diagram in front of her, the tangled wiring finally seemed fathomable.
After weeks of confusion, the tax form's instructions finally became fathomable once she read the glossary.
Where it comes from
From Old English faedm 'measure of outstretched arms,' extended to 'to gauge, understand'
Memory hook
You can measure the depths of something FATHOMABLE and understand it.
Read it in context
- A Basin Between Tides Nature
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