as in inexplicable
impossible to explain
a series of unexplainable weather events
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Recent Examples of unexplainable
For months, her doctors had dismissed her symptoms as exaggerated, psychosomatic, or unexplainable.
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Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 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
In the pantheon of unexplainable things in this world, what went wrong with KJ Jefferson last season could be among things like Bigfoot, UFOs and where that one sock goes in the dryer.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 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
In the pantheon of unexplainable things in this world, what went wrong with KJ Jefferson last season could be among things like Bigfoot, UFOs and where that one sock goes in the dryer.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexplainable
Adjective
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The decline, across the board, was almost inexplicable last season.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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The idea that this is how someone responds to pretty basic requests is sort of inexplicable.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Nothing adds depth to an irascible curmudgeon quite like an irrational love of pets that do not love you back.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Our worries are often dismissed as irrational—planes are much safer than cars, etc.—
Elaine Godfrey,
The Atlantic,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The policy and specialist support environment is going to need to become more sophisticated, and more responsive to balancing needs and addressing conflict, unfairness and unreasonable requests / restrictions.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina who studies organisms and ecosystems in radioactive regions, told the Times that the DOE's explanation that the wasps gathered legacy contamination for their homes is not unreasonable.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Otherwise, Americans may soon find themselves at the mercy of unaccountable corporate jailers.—
Andres Oppenheimer
July 30,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2025
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Being independent in setting monetary policy does not mean the central bank is unaccountable for its decisions.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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Just to see John Turturro and Christopher Walken play lovers is so unexpected, so unusual and so well done.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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Off-kilter stripe directions, unusual color combinations and details like denim colors update polos and rugby shirts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplainable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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