as in inexplicable
impossible to explain
a series of unexplainable weather events
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Recent Examples of unexplainable
And extreme pain in my bones [that was] unexplainable.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 July 2025
Declassified documents revealing a United States military aircraft was previously struck by an unknown flying object is raising eyebrows as experts point to other unexplainable sightings suggesting otherworldly technology flying within the country’s airspace.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Strange and unexplainable things happen on the show.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 20 July 2025
Declassified documents revealing a United States military aircraft was previously struck by an unknown flying object is raising eyebrows as experts point to other unexplainable sightings suggesting otherworldly technology flying within the country’s airspace.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.
—Literary Hub
july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Strange and unexplainable things happen on the show.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexplainable
Adjective
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At the beginning of the episode, Ron is still paranoid following that inexplicable run-in with the apparent Tecca enforcer.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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Then came inexplicable defeats at UCLA and against Northwestern at home.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Poetry brings hope, not an irrational optimism or wishful thinking, but a positive orientation to the future, of what a better, healthier future would look like.—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Marks believes that investor optimism doesn’t automatically signal irrational exuberance.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That seems unreasonable given how weak this group has been.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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This decision places an unreasonable financial burden on agencies and managers who are already navigating a fragile market.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The shake-up leaves an unusual number of spots open on the party’s Central Committee, which began its term in 2022 with 205 members and 171 non-voting alternates.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Moose Jaw was actually unusual for its welcoming of Chinese immigrants, no small achievement in the often violently racist response to Asian immigrants to North America.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplainable. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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