unexplainable
adjective
un·ex·plain·able
ˌən-ik-ˈsplā-nə-bəl 
: incapable of being explained : inexplicable, unaccountable
a seemingly unexplainable occurrence
unexplainable behavior
Examples of unexplainable in a Sentence
a series of unexplainable weather events
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The story follows the three Maxwell siblings who grew up as the only Black family in a gated Dallas neighborhood, also tormented by strange and unexplainable demonic happenings in their house.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Back in 2021, the Housewives Institute came up with the 100 most unhinged, unexplainable, and unforgettable moments in the 15 years that the franchise had been on the air up to that point.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 July 2024
After a massive bitcoin facility started operating in the town of Granbury, people of all ages began to experience a range of unexplainable medical issues, including hypertension, chest pain, heart palpitations, migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and panic attacks.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This fixation helps explain what is otherwise unexplainable — his bizarre obsession with changing the maps.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Back in 2021, the Housewives Institute came up with the 100 most unhinged, unexplainable, and unforgettable moments in the 15 years that the franchise had been on the air up to that point.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 July 2024
After a massive bitcoin facility started operating in the town of Granbury, people of all ages began to experience a range of unexplainable medical issues, including hypertension, chest pain, heart palpitations, migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and panic attacks.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This fixation helps explain what is otherwise unexplainable — his bizarre obsession with changing the maps.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplainable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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