unfathomable UK /(ˌ)ʌnˈfæðəməbl̩/US /ˌʌnˈfæð(ə)məb(ə)l/ adjective3 •Impossible to fathom. •Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.Now, where the fiercest war among the waves / Is calm, on the unfathomable stream / The boat moved slowly. — 1815 •(figurative) Impossible to grasp the extent of, or to fully know or understand.The sheer number of warriors the enemy attacked with was unfathomable. formsmore unfathomable · most unfathomable