as in unexplainable
impossible to explain
an inexplicable desire for ice cream at two in the morning
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Recent Examples of inexplicable
Boeing’s inability to execute in nearly nine years what should have been a precisely prescribed conversion of two Boeing 747-8 jets is seemingly inexplicable.
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Clive Irving, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
The inexplicable, sudden death of a dozen men was not enough to still curiosity, and an urge to show hospitality.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Indeed, unless there is some inexplicable policy goal to get Americans to buy ladders, hammers, toilet seats, piles of bricks, washers, dryers, and garage doors online instead of at neighborhood stores, there is no reason why retailers need to become ground zero.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Or maybe inexplicable is the word.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inexplicable
Clive Irving, Vanity Fair, 30 Jan. 2026
The inexplicable, sudden death of a dozen men was not enough to still curiosity, and an urge to show hospitality.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Indeed, unless there is some inexplicable policy goal to get Americans to buy ladders, hammers, toilet seats, piles of bricks, washers, dryers, and garage doors online instead of at neighborhood stores, there is no reason why retailers need to become ground zero.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Or maybe inexplicable is the word.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inexplicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexplicable
unexplainable
Adjective
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Humans often use astrology—the ancient belief that the sun, moon, and planets influence our behaviors and life paths—to explain the unexplainable.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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The special teams matchup goes to Seattle unless there is some unexplainable muffed punt.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Inexplicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexplicable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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