unexplainable

adjective

ˌən-ik-ˈsplā-nə-bəl How to pronounce unexplainable (audio)
Definition of unexplainablenext
as in inexplicable
impossible to explain a series of unexplainable weather events

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Recent Examples of unexplainable Once again, a great NBA team is left to explain the unexplainable after losing in a most unimaginable way. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Opponents of affirmative action, who suspect that the process is still continuing under other guises, could seek to replicate the winning strategy of the Harvard and UNC cases, if testing data show large, unexplainable gaps in academic preparation among different student groups. — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 That only creates the next set of unexplainable pay decisions. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 May 2026 The systems are unexplainable, unpredictable, and trivially copyable. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unexplainable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexplainable
  1. inexplicable
  2. irrational
  3. unreasonable
  4. unaccountable
  5. unusual
Adjective
  • Fans rightfully mocked the dancing cars mounted on robot arms that played during an inexplicable diversion on Universal Studios Hollywood’s Studio Tour.
    — Robert Niles, Oc Register, 21 July 2026
  • They were shocked by their inexplicable sloppiness, by a flop that not a single one of them could answer for.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of inexplicable
Adjective
  • In both cases, cheap credit fueled the irrational exuberance.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • An irrational holding on to the possibility of a comeback, if that was the word if no one noticed you’d retired in the first place.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of irrational
Adjective
  • From the second Eldridge was drafted, a little devil appeared on your shoulder and whispered unreasonable expectations into your ear.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • In a poll on the post, 95% voted that this parent is NOT being unreasonable.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 July 2026
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • But critics say the bodies have become unelected, unaccountable usurpers of presidential and judicial power.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026
  • An unaccountable concentration of political and private power is increasingly reshaping how America’s federal government operates, bending its political, legal, and economic systems away from the public good and toward private interests.
    — Lucy Lang, Time, 10 June 2026
Definition of unaccountable
Adjective
  • Changes in color, cloudiness, or unusual appearance can be signs the medication may not be stable anymore.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • These are cases that were acquired in the US, rather than from travel abroad, which makes this year unusual.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of unusual

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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplainable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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