as in inexplicable
impossible to explain
a series of unexplainable weather events
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Recent Examples of unexplainable
It was largely created by the unexplainable genius of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
This complex of Mayan vestiges serves as a testament to the mysterious and unexplainable engineering feats of this ancient civilization.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
What begins as a practical solution soon spirals into paranoia when bizarre occurrences — mysterious lights, missing animals and glimpses of unexplainable technology — coincide with the days leading up to a Presidential visit.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath, Harriet has an unexplainable health scare, bringing her four estranged children to the family home to care for her.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026
This complex of Mayan vestiges serves as a testament to the mysterious and unexplainable engineering feats of this ancient civilization.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
What begins as a practical solution soon spirals into paranoia when bizarre occurrences — mysterious lights, missing animals and glimpses of unexplainable technology — coincide with the days leading up to a Presidential visit.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath, Harriet has an unexplainable health scare, bringing her four estranged children to the family home to care for her.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexplainable
Adjective
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That last-minute indecision led to an inexplicable brick, the ball sailing off Hart’s fingertips and off the back of the iron, bouncing harmlessly back into Fox’s hands.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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London Falling is an investigation of an inexplicable death told through the lens of parents struggling to solve the riddle of who their son really was.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Bill stutters an affirmative response that captures every man who has held out irrational hope that a woman will return to him.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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The book is Labarge’s attempt to tell the story of what happened to her and her family without sanitizing what happened, which requires her (and the reader) to sit with thoughts that are sometimes incoherent and irrational.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Mangione's lawyers argued Fourth and Fifth Amendment concerns, which protect against unreasonable searches and seizures as well as the right to due process.—
Adam Sabes , Maria Paronich , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Warrantless searches like this violate your right to be free of unreasonable government searches under Article I, Section 13 of the California Constitution and your guarantee of privacy under Article I, Section 1.—
Lisa Femia,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The enduring, if still somewhat unaccountable popularity of immersive experiences in the city (the Color Factory!—
Ian Volner,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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The lobby is filled with well-to-do patrons, and seeing children in tow is not unusual.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The Tiburtinis’ decision may have been unusual, but the pressures behind it were not.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplainable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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