Synonyms of plumbs

plumbs

verb

present tense third-person singular of plumb

as in spans

to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line

plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spans
• scales
• fathoms
• sounds
• gauges
• replumbs
• remeasures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plumbs

Ophelia’s Got Talent plumbs the depths of the nineteenth-century cult of Ophelia, epitomized in John Everett Millais’s famous painting of her watery death. — Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026

As Latifi plumbs the industry, what stands out is just how manufactured this content is, and how often the children are being manipulated to perform. — Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026

Maurizio Cattelan, who also wielded a banana with profound memetic effectiveness, is one of the few other artists whose work has this kind of stickiness, but his recent sculptures have leaned more on the public’s appetite for stunts, whereas Rødland plumbs more mysterious depths. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026

This documentary plumbs the issue in a personal, entertaining and thought-provoking way. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026

This historical novel with relevance for today plumbs the depths of extremism. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2025

With her steadfast vision and the solid craftsmanship of the clothes, Trotter plumbs still waters to conjure a universe in which control and release coexist. — Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025