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
Like a person seeing something inexplicable on their morning commute, the robot simply didn’t know what to make of it.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
The shock of encountering sounds this extraordinary tends to bypass familiar categories and break into the realm of the inexplicable.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
Koo also suffered an inexplicable viral moment against the New England Patriots three weeks ago when his foot got caught in the turf.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Mann’s movies are interested in the tension that results when two individuals pit their independent lives against a near-inexplicable desire for each other.
—Jesse Raub, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
The shock of encountering sounds this extraordinary tends to bypass familiar categories and break into the realm of the inexplicable.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
Koo also suffered an inexplicable viral moment against the New England Patriots three weeks ago when his foot got caught in the turf.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Mann’s movies are interested in the tension that results when two individuals pit their independent lives against a near-inexplicable desire for each other.
—Jesse Raub, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexplicable
unexplainable
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And yet, dark matter might still be the answer to the puzzle of why the Universe appears to gravitate in this bizarre fashion, unexplainable by normal matter and general relativity on their own.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The most concerning signs of bullying are unexplainable injuries, self-harm or talk of suicide.—
Dr. Mahvash Madni,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Inexplicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexplicable. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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