as in unexplainable
impossible to explain
an inexplicable desire for ice cream at two in the morning
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Recent Examples of inexplicable
Perhaps there’s a haunting to be had in this injustice; perhaps these war dead, with the truth of their deaths hidden and covered up at the time, have left their own ghostly imprint upon the bay, drawing forth further inexplicable sights, sounds, and activity.
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Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite all the analysis of the causes of infant mortality in Mississippi, some losses are inexplicable.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The drama follows Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) as a detective called in to investigate the 1987 massacre of four scientists brutally murdered in inexplicable ways, with a lone survivor the obvious suspect.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell committed an inexplicable turnover early in the second half in their loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite all the analysis of the causes of infant mortality in Mississippi, some losses are inexplicable.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
The drama follows Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) as a detective called in to investigate the 1987 massacre of four scientists brutally murdered in inexplicable ways, with a lone survivor the obvious suspect.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell committed an inexplicable turnover early in the second half in their loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday evening.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexplicable
unexplainable
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And above all, Daniel Craig‘s Benoit Blanc is back to get to the bottom of another seemingly unexplainable murder mystery.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The nature of the evil that brought darkness and death into that Catholic church this week is unexplainable.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Inexplicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexplicable. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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