unexplained

adjective

un·​ex·​plained ˌən-ik-ˈsplānd 

: not explained or accounted for

an unexplained error

an unexplained delay

Examples of unexplained in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Are there some questions that should stay unexplained because trying to answer them would be too dangerous? — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

However, Palladino warned, history is also littered with experiments that have seen one or two unexplained events that are never fully understood. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Religion and God depend on mystery, Fred wants his father to understand, and on keeping things unexplained. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Laura Covill and Anne O’Donnell-Luria of the Broad Institute worked with the GREGoR Consortium, which works on unexplained rare genetic disorders, to use the AVI score to re-examine several unsolved cases. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unexplained

• foreordained
• unascertained
• abstained
• arraigned
• attained
• bloodstained
• campaigned
• complained
• constrained
• contained
• curtained
• detained