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
Rockefeller Capital Management wrote a few years ago that the problem isn’t a central bank shrouded in mystery and unaccountable to political leaders, but too much transparency.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
While our current board is a bit better about this, for most of the last four years, the majority on our school board has been unaccountable and unavailable to the public.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Without formal recognition, unregistered unions are not able to collect union dues from members or represent them in disputes, leaving workers legally unprotected and employers unaccountable.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Dismantling federal agencies has long been a goal of many conservatives, who describe the federal bureaucracy as bloated and unaccountable.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
While our current board is a bit better about this, for most of the last four years, the majority on our school board has been unaccountable and unavailable to the public.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Without formal recognition, unregistered unions are not able to collect union dues from members or represent them in disputes, leaving workers legally unprotected and employers unaccountable.
—Sourcing Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Dismantling federal agencies has long been a goal of many conservatives, who describe the federal bureaucracy as bloated and unaccountable.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccountable
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James Hollis, an immigration lawyer who leads the sports and entertainment practice at McEntee Law Group, has had similarly unexplainable experiences.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The show‘s 218 episodes featured two investigators looking into sometimes unexplainable phenomenon starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My greatest irrational fear was that the machine might squeeze far tighter than necessary and I’d just be stuck there in immense pain until someone unplugged the cord.—
Zachary Bernstein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Silver’s encouragement had filled me with irrational confidence.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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There are few things that bring me pure, inexplicable joy.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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And because most women don’t know about the estrogen-dopamine connection, and most doctors don’t either, the crash feels inexplicable and deeply personal.—
Sarah Oreck,
SELF,
2 Mar. 2026
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Because college football players can’t unionize and bargain rules, anti-tampering and other prohibitions aren’t exempt from antitrust scrutiny and can be challenged as unreasonable restraints on trade and price-fixing schemes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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Attorneys general for 16 Democratic states argue the policy jeopardizes student privacy and forces schools to meet an unreasonable deadline.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Unaccountable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccountable. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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