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
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell committed an inexplicable turnover early in the second half in their loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The series, which ran for three seasons between 2014 and 2017, extends beyond the novel in seasons 2 and 3, embracing the fantastical and elaborating on themes of how one moves on following a random, inexplicable tragedy.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Then came word that she was gone — a surreal, inexplicable moment that split his life into a before and after.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The 1980s setting, given Stillz’s background as a Colombian, isn’t entirely inexplicable, as the Gen Z filmmaker works off memories and stories of the city that predate him.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The series, which ran for three seasons between 2014 and 2017, extends beyond the novel in seasons 2 and 3, embracing the fantastical and elaborating on themes of how one moves on following a random, inexplicable tragedy.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Then came word that she was gone — a surreal, inexplicable moment that split his life into a before and after.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
The 1980s setting, given Stillz’s background as a Colombian, isn’t entirely inexplicable, as the Gen Z filmmaker works off memories and stories of the city that predate him.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexplicable
unexplainable
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And above all, Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc is back to get to the bottom of another seemingly unexplainable murder mystery.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The nature of the evil that brought darkness and death into that Catholic church this week is unexplainable.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Inexplicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexplicable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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