fathomed
Got to comprehend
Fathomed is the past tense of fathom, meaning to understand something difficult or mysterious: I never fathomed why she left.
The word comes from a nautical term—a fathom is six feet of depth, measured by the span of outstretched arms.
To fathom water was to measure its depth; to fathom a problem is to get to the bottom of it.
Measured depth with weight
- soundedProduced audible vibration
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- gaugedDetermined extent or amount
- probedInvestigated in depth
ocean · abyss · trench · seafloor · nautical · submarine · diving · sonar
Clutched or understood
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
- realizedBecame aware of
- perceivedBecame aware of
- discernedPerceived with effort
apprehended · recognized · absorbed · digested · assimilated · cognizant · aware · intuited
Something hard to fathom
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
inscrutable · impenetrable · mysterious · inexplicable · baffling · perplexing · unknowable · cryptic
plumbed
Measured depth with weight
- soundedProduced audible vibration
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- gaugedDetermined extent or amount
probed · ocean · abyss · trench · seafloor · nautical · submarine · diving · sonar · benthic
grasped
Clutched or understood
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
- realizedBecame aware of
- perceivedBecame aware of
discerned · apprehended · recognized · absorbed · digested · assimilated · cognizant · aware · intuited · acknowledged
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
incomprehensible · inscrutable · impenetrable · mysterious · inexplicable · baffling · perplexing · unknowable · cryptic · arcane
fathomedmisunderstood
Incorrectly comprehended
confounded · baffled · confused · puzzled · mystified
fathomedskimmed
Read superficially
glossed over · surface · shallows · top · overlooked
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