unexplainable
adjective
un·ex·plain·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsplā-nə-bəl 
: incapable of being explained : inexplicable, unaccountable
a seemingly unexplainable occurrence
unexplainable behavior
Examples of unexplainable in a Sentence
a series of unexplainable weather events
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In fact, like most of Carr’s books, the film does gesture toward the unexplainable.
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
This seemingly unexplainable space-time-continuum confusion is also tied into the characters themselves.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
For Sturdevant, the ebbs and flows are unexplainable.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
All seems well until Caitlyn starts to slowly lose her mind as strange, unexplainable things start to happen within her family.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
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Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
This seemingly unexplainable space-time-continuum confusion is also tied into the characters themselves.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
For Sturdevant, the ebbs and flows are unexplainable.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
All seems well until Caitlyn starts to slowly lose her mind as strange, unexplainable things start to happen within her family.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unexplainable
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplainable. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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