unfathomable

[ uhn-fath -uh-muh-buh l ]

/ ʌnˈfæð ə mə bəl /

not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.

not able to be measured with a sounding line, or fathomed: unfathomable depths of the ocean.

OTHER WORDS FROM unfathomable

un·fath·om·a·ble·ness, noun

This story is so unfathomable that NBC News assigned four writers to cover it.

Justin Bieber Has Been Drag Racing Down the Road to Recovery |Amy Zimmerman |February 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the midst of unfathomable destruction (and stench), Estes Park—and many more towns in Colorado—was standing strong.

Colorado Residents Fighting to Save Their Flooded Homes |Abby Haglage |September 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It's unfathomable, and because they are directly responsible for the well-being of the people of Gaza, unforgivably irresponsible.

Hamas in the Crosshairs |Hussein Ibish |July 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Even Rahm Emanuel, as AIPAC-friendly as they come, called Netanyahu's recent behavior "unfathomable."

Netanyahu and E1: He Must Be a Double Agent |Michael Tomasky |December 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

The stark reality of being a parent is that there are unfathomable dangers everywhere.

Be Nice to Your Nanny |Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus |October 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The bank does not extend more than three cables length from the shore; without that, is an unfathomable depth.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 14 |Robert Kerr
Art and Love speak—but their words must be Like sighings of illimitable forests, And waves of an unfathomable sea.

Legends and Lyrics: First Series |Adelaide Anne Procter
He looked into the unfathomable, light blue eyes of Nicol Brinn, and became conscious of a certain mental confusion.

Fire-Tongue |Sax Rohmer
She laughed softly, giving him her full face as she looked up with her unfathomable eyes and tremulous red mouth.

The Wheel of Life |Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Unfathomable power of the god who conquers all human beings!

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

unfathomable

/ (ʌnˈfæðəməbəl) /

incapable of being fathomed; immeasurable

incomprehensible

unfathomableness, noun unfathomably, adverb