beyond one's depth
adjective
Roget 471:
impossible;
not possible
etc.
470;
absurd,
contrary to reason;
unlikely;
unreasonable
etc.
477;
incredible
etc.
485;
beyond the bounds of reason,
beyond the bounds of possibility,
beyond the realm of possibility;
from which reason recoils;
visionary;
inconceivable
etc.
(improbable)
473;
prodigious
etc.
(wonderful)
870;
unimaginable,
inimaginable†;
unthinkable.
impracticable unachievable;
unfeasible,
infeasible;
insuperable;
unsurmountable†,
insurmountable;
unattainable,
unobtainable;
out of reach,
out of the question;
not to be had,
not to be thought of;
beyond control;
desperate
etc.
(hopeless)
859;
incompatible
etc.
24;
inaccessible,
uncomeatable†,
impassable,
impervious,
innavigable†,
inextricable;
self-contradictory.
out of one's power,
beyond one's power,
beyond one's depth,
beyond one's reach,
beyond one's grasp;
too much for;
ultra crepidam [Lat.].
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Roget 519:
unintelligible,
unaccountable,
undecipherable,
undiscoverable,
unknowable,
unfathomable;
incognizable†,
inexplicable,
inscrutable;
inapprehensible†,
incomprehensible;
insolvable†,
insoluble;
impenetrable.
illegible,
as Greek to one,
unexplained,
paradoxical;
enigmatic,
enigmatical,
puzzling
(secret)
533;
indecipherable.
obscure,
dark,
muddy,
clear as mud,
seen through a mist,
dim,
nebulous,
shrouded in mystery;
opaque,
dense;
undiscernible
etc.
(invisible)
447†;
misty
etc.
(opaque)
426;
hidden
etc.
528;
latent
etc.
526.
indefinite,
garbled
etc.
(indistinct)
447;
perplexed
etc.
(confused)
59;
undetermined,
vague,
loose,
ambiguous;
mysterious;
mystic,
mystical;
acroamatic†,
acroamatical†;
metempirical;
transcendental;
occult,
recondite,
abstruse,
crabbed.
inconceivable,
inconceptible†;
searchless†;
above comprehension,
beyond comprehension,
past comprehension;
beyond one's depth;
unconceived.
inexpressible,
undefinable,
incommunicable.
unpredictable,
unforeseeable.
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adverb
Roget 208:
beyond one's depth,
out of one's depth;
over head and ears;
mark twine,
mark twain.
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