What is another word for fathom?
744 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈaðəm], [ fˈaðəm], [ f_ˈa_ð_ə_m]
Fathom is a word that means to understand or comprehend the depth or extent of something. Some synonyms for this word include grasp, comprehend, understand, perceive, and realize. Other synonyms for fathom that could be useful in certain contexts include penetrate, apprehend, discern, divine, and interpret. These words all capture slightly different nuances of fathom, with some emphasizing a more active process of understanding and others focusing more on the depth or complexity of the thing being understood. Depending on the context and your specific meaning, any of these synonyms could be used as a substitute for fathom.
Related words: fathometer, sound fathometer, can you fathom something without understanding it, fathom meaning in hindi, he fathomed the depth of my soul, I can't fathom doing that, we can't fathom what's going on in their heads
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Similar words for fathom:
- fathom (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- appreciate (verb)
- apprehend (verb)
- change (verb)
- cognition (verb)
- comprehend (verb)
- crack (verb)
- discover (verb)
- figure (verb)
- follow (verb)
- get (verb)
- grasp (verb)
- guess (verb)
- know (verb)
- make out (verb)
- penetrate (verb)
- plumb (verb)
- resolve (verb)
- see (verb)
- sift (verb)
- solve (verb)
- try to figure out; imagine (verb)
- understand (verb)
- other synonyms
- follow
- know
- other relevant words
- resolve
- see
Synonyms for Fathom:
n.
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- work out,
- make sense of something,
- fall/fit into place,
- get the idea,
- see the light,
- deduce,
- have a feel for something.
- fthm.
v.
• appreciate (verb) • apprehend (verb) • change (verb) • cognition (verb) • comprehend (verb) • crack (verb) • discover (verb)- disinter,
- find,
- identify,
- expose,
- discover,
- determine,
- unearth,
- elicit,
- educe,
- unravel,
- reveal,
- unmask,
- breakthrough,
- disclose,
- recognize,
- detect,
- dig up.
- make.
- judge,
- surmise,
- venture,
- postulate,
- presume,
- hypothesize,
- conjecture,
- theorize,
- pick,
- suggest,
- predict,
- speculate,
- reckon,
- survey,
- deem,
- chance,
- infer,
- pretend,
- suspect,
- calculate,
- select.
- being conversant in,
- is informed,
- is master of,
- art acquainted,
- wert read,
- under going,
- art schooled,
- art read,
- gets the idea,
- am acquainted,
- were versed,
- getting the idea,
- art informed,
- hast down pat,
- were acquainted,
- wert learned,
- onned top of,
- keeps upon,
- was versed,
- gets idea,
- onning top of,
- wert master of,
- wast learned,
- is schooled,
- were conversant in,
- get idea,
- dis criminates,
- got the idea,
- am cognizant,
- gat the idea,
- are informed,
- hath knowledge of,
- had information,
- felt certain,
- dis criminated,
- are schooled,
- dis-criminating,
- dis-criminated,
- feeling certain,
- hast information,
- am versed,
- un derwent,
- gotten idea,
- wast informed,
- hadst information,
- were schooled,
- am conversant in,
- are conversant in,
- being learned,
- wert conversant in,
- art conversant in,
- being read,
- under-going,
- getting idea,
- being master of,
- wast acquainted,
- are versed,
- are learned,
- dis criminating,
- keeps on,
- were master of,
- hast knowledge of,
- was read,
- hath information,
- wast read,
- art cognizant,
- having information,
- is learned,
- am schooled,
- under-gone,
- was learned,
- is conversant in,
- was informed,
- were informed,
- keeping up on,
- are cognizant,
- under-went,
- is read,
- haddest knowledge of,
- dis criminate,
- under gone,
- haddest down pat,
- keeps up on,
- haddest information,
- am master of,
- art versed,
- being acquainted,
- was schooled,
- dis-criminate,
- was conversant in,
- was cognizant,
- being versed,
- wast conversant in,
- wast versed,
- being cognizant,
- having knowledge of,
- has knowledge of,
- un-derwent,
- wast cognizant,
- was master of,
- is acquainted,
- wast schooled,
- kept upon,
- under went,
- were read,
- wast master of,
- gotten the idea,
- kept on,
- got idea,
- art learned,
- were cognizant,
- kept up on,
- gat idea,
- wert cognizant,
- hath down pat,
- wert informed,
- being informed,
- am read,
- is versed,
- art master of,
- ons top of,
- hadst down pat,
- hadst knowledge of,
- are read,
- keeping upon,
- wert schooled,
- wert versed,
- was acquainted,
- being schooled,
- am learned,
- dis-criminates,
- has information,
- had knowledge of,
- keep upon,
- keeping on,
- wert acquainted,
- are acquainted,
- were learned.
- de rives,
- de riving,
- de-riving,
- de ducted,
- de-duct,
- de duct,
- de-ducted,
- de ducts,
- de-ducting,
- de-rives,
- de-ducts,
- de rive,
- de-rive,
- de ducting,
- de rived,
- de-rived.
- gets the bottom,
- get bottom,
- gets bottom,
- gets to the bottom,
- gat to the bottom,
- gotten to the bottom,
- getting the bottom,
- puts over,
- putting over,
- gotten the bottom,
- became clear,
- sank in,
- gat to bottom,
- getting to bottom,
- gotten to bottom,
- gat through,
- getting to the bottom,
- gotten through,
- soaked in,
- got bottom,
- saw through,
- sunk in,
- soaking in,
- got the bottom,
- becomes clear,
- got to bottom,
- gat the bottom,
- sinks in,
- becoming clear,
- gotten over,
- getting through,
- gets through,
- getting bottom,
- got to the bottom,
- sees through,
- get to bottom,
- soaks in,
- gets to bottom,
- gat bottom,
- get the bottom,
- gotten bottom.
- getting to the bottom of,
- gets to the bottom of,
- got to bottom of,
- gotten to bottom of,
- gat to bottom of,
- gets the bottom of,
- gotten to the bottom of,
- gat bottom of,
- getting bottom of,
- takes soundings,
- got to the bottom of,
- gotten bottom of,
- got bottom of,
- gat the bottom of,
- gets to bottom of,
- getting the bottom of,
- gets bottom of,
- getting to bottom of,
- gotten the bottom of,
- taking soundings,
- gat to the bottom of,
- took soundings,
- got the bottom of,
- get the bottom of,
- get to bottom of,
- get bottom of.
- pro-pose,
- passes up on,
- under-takes,
- in tends,
- dis-solving,
- under taking,
- de cree,
- dis solves,
- re solved,
- make point of,
- re-solving,
- un-zipped,
- re-solves,
- makes point of,
- dis-solved,
- takes a stand,
- under took,
- in-tends,
- in tend,
- re solves,
- works through,
- taking stand,
- un-zip,
- passed up on,
- de-creed,
- de signed,
- made point of,
- take stand,
- takes stand,
- pro-posing,
- de crees,
- dis solve,
- under take,
- un zips,
- re solving,
- making point of,
- de-signed,
- passed upon,
- took a stand,
- re-solved,
- in-tended,
- working through,
- dis-solve,
- de-crees,
- de sign,
- remained firm,
- passes upon,
- de signs,
- re-solve,
- passing upon,
- taking a stand,
- de creed,
- in tended,
- breaks down,
- dis solving,
- wrought through,
- un zip,
- dis-solves,
- un zipping,
- de-signs,
- un-zips,
- remains firm,
- worked through,
- de-signing,
- under takes,
- under-taking,
- made a point of,
- de-cree,
- broke down,
- passing up on,
- in-tending,
- making a point of,
- dis solved,
- un-zipping,
- remaining firm,
- under taken,
- under-taken,
- brake down,
- pass up on,
- makes a point of,
- re solve,
- de signing,
- pro posed,
- pro pose,
- took stand,
- in tending,
- pro posing,
- de-sign,
- in-tend.
- gets the hang of,
- re-marks,
- un earthed,
- be-holding,
- un earths,
- gotten the hang of,
- be-holds,
- re marked,
- gat hang of,
- re mark,
- be holds,
- gat the hang of,
- be holding,
- un earth,
- un-earth,
- getting the hang of,
- got the hang of,
- got hang of,
- re-marking,
- un-earthing,
- gotten hang of,
- un-earthed,
- un earthing,
- re marking,
- getting hang of,
- get hang of,
- be-held,
- re marks,
- gets hang of,
- un-earths,
- be-hold,
- re-marked.
- delved in to,
- co landers,
- pro bed,
- co lander,
- delving into,
- delves into,
- digged into,
- in-quire,
- in quire,
- pro spects,
- go in to,
- pro spect,
- co-lander,
- in-quired,
- dug into,
- in-quiring,
- digging into,
- in-quires,
- digging in to,
- digs in to,
- dug in to,
- delved into,
- pored over,
- delve in to,
- co-landers,
- in quired,
- delving in to,
- pores over,
- in quiring,
- in quires,
- dig in to,
- digs into,
- delves in to,
- pro-spects,
- pro-bed,
- digged in to.
- ex-pounding,
- ex pounding,
- un-locked,
- un lock,
- got right,
- gat right,
- ex plain,
- ex-pounded,
- make dent,
- hits upon,
- un-lock,
- putting two two together,
- ex-plain,
- made a dent,
- ex pounds,
- getting right,
- ex pound,
- ex pounded,
- ex-pounds,
- ex plaining,
- ex-plained,
- putting two and two together,
- makes dent,
- un-locking,
- puts two two together,
- hitting up on,
- making dent,
- made dent,
- ex plains,
- gotten right,
- ex-plains,
- hitting upon,
- puts two and two together,
- un locking,
- put two two together,
- hit up on,
- makes a dent,
- making a dent,
- un-locks,
- hits up on,
- gets right,
- un locks,
- ex-pound,
- un locked,
- ex plained,
- ex-plaining.
- being with it,
- wert with it,
- am aware,
- under-standing,
- getting the point,
- took meaning,
- get point,
- makes sense of,
- art aware,
- under stood,
- under stand,
- got point,
- gotten point,
- gotten the point,
- being aware,
- is aware,
- are with it,
- were aware,
- under standing,
- gets the point,
- under-stood,
- wast with it,
- gat point,
- were with it,
- taking meaning,
- art with it,
- are aware,
- got the point,
- under stands,
- under-stand,
- gets point,
- wert aware,
- is with it,
- made sense of,
- takes meaning,
- gat the point,
- was with it,
- wast aware,
- am with it,
- under-stands,
- getting point,
- making sense of.
Other synonyms:
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- bottommost,
- deeply,
- examine,
- sounding,
- waist-deep,
- ken.
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- bottomless,
- fathomless,
- knee-deep,
- shallow,
- twig,
- read.
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- distance.
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- catch.
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•
- stand.
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- take.
- be versed,
- be learned,
- had down pat,
- have knowledge of,
- kenning,
- be cognizant,
- having down pat,
- apperceive,
- be master of,
- is cognizant,
- has down pat,
- have down pat,
- feel certain,
- keep on,
- be conversant in,
- be read,
- be acquainted,
- be schooled,
- have information,
- keep up on,
- kent,
- on top of,
- feels certain,
- Kenned,
- be informed,
- Experiencing.
- sink in,
- was aware of,
- unscramble,
- know,
- get right,
- guesstimate,
- see,
- plumb,
- figure out,
- sizing,
- unlock,
- sieved,
- puzzle out,
- get into one's head,
- opine,
- poring over,
- appreciate,
- unriddling,
- colandering,
- happen upon,
- take soundings,
- hit upon,
- go out on limb,
- predicate,
- latch on,
- savvying,
- untangle,
- thought out,
- cognize,
- understand,
- fathom,
- grasp,
- catch the drift,
- sifting,
- get through,
- be aware,
- lump it,
- become clear,
- make sense of,
- sympathize with,
- think out,
- fathoms,
- be aware of,
- catch on to,
- be cognizant of,
- sense,
- caught on to,
- envisions,
- GOTCHA,
- go out on a limb,
- unscrambles,
- be with it,
- get to the bottom,
- unscrambling,
- guessing,
- put two and two together,
- penetrate,
- looked at,
- pore over,
- dig into,
- happened upon,
- get,
- sieving,
- dare say,
- dope out,
- figure,
- sized,
- thinking out,
- see daylight,
- figuring out,
- capiche,
- get into head,
- savvied,
- be conscious of,
- looks at,
- get the point,
- plumbing,
- get to the bottom of,
- take a stab at,
- unscrambled,
- crack,
- put over,
- looking at,
- solve,
- sift,
- make heads or tails of,
- think likely,
- delve into,
- make a dent,
- resolve,
- soak in,
- see through,
- jump to a conclusion,
- look at,
- get the picture,
- colandered,
- take meaning,
- seeing through,
- make out,
- get answer,
- sinking in,
- got through,
- being aware of,
- cryptanalyze,
- apprehend,
- get the drift,
- Unriddle,
- was aware,
- comprehend,
- figured out,
- guesstimated,
- follow,
- take a shot at,
- savvy,
- sympathize,
- latched on,
- size up,
- take account of.
How to use "Fathom" in context?
"To fathom is to understand or to apprehend by intuition or comprehension.
Paraphrases for Fathom:
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Equivalence
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Verb, base form
comprehend.
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Verb, base form
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Independent
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Verb, base form
appreciate, apprehend, conceive, grasp, realise, realize, understand.
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Verb, base form
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Other Related
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Verb, base form
imagine.
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Verb, base form
Homophones for Fathom:
- fiat money, fifty-one, fit in, fifty-nine, feed on, fatimah, futon, fifteen, fiefdom, foot-ton, fthm, fedayeen, fat hen, feed in, footman, fatima, fatten.
Hyponym for Fathom:
n.
v.
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cognition
understand.
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cognition
Meronym for Fathom:
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have an impression
- Synonyms:
- daresay.
