as in unexplainable
impossible to explain
the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color
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Recent Examples of unaccountable
Illinois residents deserve a more efficient and effective governmental system than the current chaotic mix of unaccountable jurisdictions.
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
At what other moment in modern times has a single man wielded so much unaccountable power over such a large swath of the world economy?
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Right now, Medi-Cal is bloated, unaccountable and failing the people it’s supposed to serve.
—Carl Demaio, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Writers who lived in the Roman Empire portrayed judges as capricious, unaccountable or swayed by menacing crowds.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaccountable
David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
At what other moment in modern times has a single man wielded so much unaccountable power over such a large swath of the world economy?
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Right now, Medi-Cal is bloated, unaccountable and failing the people it’s supposed to serve.
—Carl Demaio, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Writers who lived in the Roman Empire portrayed judges as capricious, unaccountable or swayed by menacing crowds.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaccountable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccountable
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Because these systems rely on machine learning, their inner workings are often proprietary, unexplainable and beyond meaningful public accountability.—
Nicole M. Bennett,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pulled in by a series of strange and unexplainable video clips, a brother and sister team up to investigate the events captured in the footage, only to discover a shocking secret that’s overtaking their small-town Texas community.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After a 14-year break, the Final Destination franchise returns with another installment sure to inspire a host of new irrational fears.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Free agency is in the distant past, the NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror and, barring any major swerves, many fans are piecing team depth charts together with irrational confidence while anxiously waiting for Wednesday’s schedule release.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Popular enough where Reacher is currently the #1 show a full month and a half after season 3 ended, and slid down the list eventually before this inexplicable resurgence.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Bebe Zahara Benet delivered pure magic (with a dose of madness) in her inexplicable yet massively memorable and instantly meme-able verse.—
Barry Levitt,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
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In a unanimous opinion, the justices said courts can look beyond the exact moment a police officer is using deadly force to determine if the force was unreasonable.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Given the high degree of regulation and data privacy concerns within our industry, this isn’t an unreasonable question, to say nothing of the cost of bespoke software solutions.—
Tom Hughes,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Unaccountable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccountable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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