as in inexplicable
impossible to explain
a series of unexplainable weather events
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Recent Examples of unexplainable
The nature of the evil that brought darkness and death into that Catholic church this week is unexplainable.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Markle pops up in the first two episodes of Fringe's second season as junior FBI agent Amy Jessup, who briefly joins the Fringe Division while investigating an unexplainable NYC crash.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The reason the earth is rotating faster on these three days in 2025 is unexplainable, leading authority on Earth rotation Leonid Zotov told Time and Date.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Markle pops up in the first two episodes of Fringe's second season as junior FBI agent Amy Jessup, who briefly joins the Fringe Division while investigating an unexplainable NYC crash.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The reason the earth is rotating faster on these three days in 2025 is unexplainable, leading authority on Earth rotation Leonid Zotov told Time and Date.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2025
A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexplainable
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Usually there is a predictable pattern to the flow of money bet on games around the world, and the people who spend all day monitoring the betting markets develop a feel for when that flow is doing something inexplicable.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Her initially inexplicable obsession sets the tone for Apple TV’s unusually humane conspiracy thriller.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But why are these fears irrational?—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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But this is perhaps an artificial high tempo, dictated by an unreasonable number of substitutes.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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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
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The novel’s composition is remarkable for the unusual way its eight sections tangentially revolve around the narrator, a West African man named Tunde.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter performed double duty as host and musical guest on the previous episode, which, in an unusual move, kicked off with a non-political cold open.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplainable. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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