different between undercover vs unfathomable

English

Etymology

under +? cover

Adjective

undercover (comparative more undercover, superlative most undercover)

1. Performed or happening in secret.
2. Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation.

Synonyms

• clandestine
• See also Thesaurus:covert

Related terms

• cloak-and-dagger

Translations

Noun

undercover (plural undercovers)

1. A person who works undercover.

Translations

Verb

undercover (third-person singular simple present undercovers, present participle undercovering, simple past and past participle undercovered)

1. To provide too little coverage.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English undercover.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.d?r?k?.v?r/
• Hyphenation: un?der?co?ver

Adjective

undercover (not comparable)

1. undercover

Inflection

Adverb

undercover

1. undercover (in a covert fashion, not using one's real identity)

English

Etymology

un- +? fathom +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?fæð?m?b?l/, /?n?fæðm?b?l/

Adjective

unfathomable (comparative more unfathomable, superlative most unfathomable)

1. Impossible to fathom or understand.

   Synonyms: fathomless, incomprehensible, unintelligible; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

   Antonyms: explicable, intelligible; see also Thesaurus:comprehensible
2. Difficult to penetrate.

   Synonyms: impenetrable, impregnable

   Antonyms: penetrable, pregnable

Derived terms

• unfathomability
• unfathomableness

Translations

See also

• unfathomed
• unimaginable
• inconceivable