fathomless
adjective
fath·om·less
ˈfa-t͟həm-ləs 
: incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
fathomless powers of gravity and chemistry—
R. W. Emerson
R. W. Emerson
fathomlessly
adverb
fathomlessness
noun
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impresses everyone with her fathomless knowledge of wildcats
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Half-brothers Wirt and Greg certainly have their disagreements during their journey through the Unknown, but what bonds them in the end, like Lucy carrying her tired little brother Linus home to bed in Great Pumpkin, is fathomless love.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
This snowballing controversy over seemingly simple pieces of paper launched endless online arguments, dominated the news cycle, and gradually began to serve as a microcosm of the fathomless ideological rift among Americans, many of whom view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a zero sum game.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Glaciers of the Pleistocene epoch, which retreated about 14,000 years ago, left behind the rolling landscape of craggy granite peaks, sloping valleys, and fathomless lakes.
—Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
The sky is vast and fathomless.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 15 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
This snowballing controversy over seemingly simple pieces of paper launched endless online arguments, dominated the news cycle, and gradually began to serve as a microcosm of the fathomless ideological rift among Americans, many of whom view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a zero sum game.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Glaciers of the Pleistocene epoch, which retreated about 14,000 years ago, left behind the rolling landscape of craggy granite peaks, sloping valleys, and fathomless lakes.
—Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
The sky is vast and fathomless.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Fathomless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fathomless. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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