inexplicable
adjective
in·ex·pli·ca·ble
ˌi-nik-ˈspli-kə-bəl 
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)spli-
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)spli-
: incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
an inexplicable disappearance
Examples of inexplicable in a Sentence
He had a series of seemingly inexplicable accidents.
an inexplicable desire for ice cream at two in the morning
Recent Examples on the Web
Clifford says his son Cal has always had deep, inexplicable love for octopuses.
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USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
One day, an Ashtown woman suffers a gruesome, inexplicable death in front of Scales; the same fate has befallen a handful of Wiley citizens.
—Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Like the photographs that emerge from wars or disaster, bombings, floods and earthquakes, the video of the bridge collapse doesn’t explain the things that feel most inexplicable.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
We were once held in inexplicable thrall for several months to a turkey that camped out in an intersection!
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere, cosmic rays were detected from a part of the sky termed Cygnus X-1, in a pattern that seemed inexplicable.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
What thrill is there in seeing a hero come into an inexplicable sixth sense, or a villain toy with their newfound abilities, when it’s all presented to us as stuff that just kind of happens, with no rhyme or reason or constraint?
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Share [Findings] Half of Algeria’s marine turtle strandings are inexplicable.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
And, once again, there is a lot of ambiguity — and a lot of arguing — over how much of these events can be ascribed to normal human behavior, and how much is the result of something inexplicable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2024
USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
One day, an Ashtown woman suffers a gruesome, inexplicable death in front of Scales; the same fate has befallen a handful of Wiley citizens.
—Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Like the photographs that emerge from wars or disaster, bombings, floods and earthquakes, the video of the bridge collapse doesn’t explain the things that feel most inexplicable.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
We were once held in inexplicable thrall for several months to a turkey that camped out in an intersection!
—Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere, cosmic rays were detected from a part of the sky termed Cygnus X-1, in a pattern that seemed inexplicable.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
What thrill is there in seeing a hero come into an inexplicable sixth sense, or a villain toy with their newfound abilities, when it’s all presented to us as stuff that just kind of happens, with no rhyme or reason or constraint?
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Share [Findings] Half of Algeria’s marine turtle strandings are inexplicable.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
And, once again, there is a lot of ambiguity — and a lot of arguing — over how much of these events can be ascribed to normal human behavior, and how much is the result of something inexplicable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2024
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inexplicable
adjective
in·ex·pli·ca·ble
ˌin-ik-ˈsplik-ə-bəl
(ˈ)in-ˈek-(ˌ)splik-
(ˈ)in-ˈek-(ˌ)splik-
: impossible to explain
an inexplicable mystery
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