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
Trump entered negotiations to end the war in Ukraine by presenting Putin with a bouquet of inexplicable concessions.
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Now a cop in Providence Falls, Oregon, Cora feels an inexplicable connection to Liam, who is introduced as her new partner.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Indiana led, in total, for three-tenths of a second in Game 1, but that was enough for a 111-110 victory that saw what would have been an inexplicable comeback for any other team became an inevitable Pacers hallmark.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 June 2025
Great moments should always possess an inexplicable quality and this one had plenty of those.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
Now a cop in Providence Falls, Oregon, Cora feels an inexplicable connection to Liam, who is introduced as her new partner.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 11 June 2025
Indiana led, in total, for three-tenths of a second in Game 1, but that was enough for a 111-110 victory that saw what would have been an inexplicable comeback for any other team became an inevitable Pacers hallmark.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 June 2025
Great moments should always possess an inexplicable quality and this one had plenty of those.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexplicable
unexplainable
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In the pantheon of unexplainable things in this world, what went wrong with KJ Jefferson last season could be among things like Bigfoot, UFOs and where that one sock goes in the dryer.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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The Moorehead family isn’t the only one left to navigate an unexplainable tragedy.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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“Inexplicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexplicable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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