Confusing vs Unfathomable - What's the difference?
confusing | unfathomable | Related terms |
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
Impossible to fathom or understand; incomprehensible.
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Difficult to penetrate.
Confusing is a related term of unfathomable.
As adjectives the difference between confusing and unfathomable
is that confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc while unfathomable is impossible to fathom or understand; incomprehensible.As a verb confusing
is .confusing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Several sections in that book are really confusing .
Verb
(head)unfathomable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- The sheer numbers they attacked with were unfathomable .
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