🔄 Synonyms of "Fathom"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| soundnoun | A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. |
| bottomnoun | The lowest part of anything. |
| penetrateverb | To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. |
| fthmnoun | (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| penetrateverb | To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce. |
| soundnoun | A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium. |
| bottomnoun | The lowest part of anything. |
| fthmnoun | (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore |
| graspverb | To understand. |
| apprehendverb | (transitive) To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand. |
| unravelverb | (transitive) (figurative) (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out. |
| untangleverb | (transitive) To remove tangles or knots from. |
| measurenoun | A prescribed quantity or extent. |
| comprehendverb | (transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. |
| understandverb | (transitive, intransitive, of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend. |
| imagineverb | (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind. |
| isobathnoun | A line on a map or chart joining places of equal depth of water; a depth contour. |
| kennoun | (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To know, perceive or understand. |
| realiseverb | Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. |
| plumbnoun | A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction. |
| probenoun | (ambitransitive) To explore, investigate, question, test, or prove. |
| gaugenoun | A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard |
| figurenoun | A drawing or diagram conveying information. |
| decipherverb | (transitive) To convert a code or cipher to plain text. |
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