as in unexplainable
impossible to explain
the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color
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Recent Examples of unaccountable
Such groups raked in fees that developers were willing to pay to avoid property taxes, while being unaccountable to the parties affected hundreds of miles away, such as Houston-area property owners and utility districts.
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R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
If there really was a class of unaccountable, libertine global élites plundering the world, then wasn’t Trump obviously a member?
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Back in the late 1700s, with the demands of a tyrannical and unaccountable king at the front of their minds, the founders built a tariff order aimed at maintaining democratic legitimacy and preventing the concentration of power in a single individual’s hands.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2026
Rockefeller Capital Management wrote a few years ago that the problem isn’t a central bank shrouded in mystery and unaccountable to political leaders, but too much transparency.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2026
If there really was a class of unaccountable, libertine global élites plundering the world, then wasn’t Trump obviously a member?
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
Back in the late 1700s, with the demands of a tyrannical and unaccountable king at the front of their minds, the founders built a tariff order aimed at maintaining democratic legitimacy and preventing the concentration of power in a single individual’s hands.
—Kent Jones, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2026
Rockefeller Capital Management wrote a few years ago that the problem isn’t a central bank shrouded in mystery and unaccountable to political leaders, but too much transparency.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccountable
Adjective
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That only creates the next set of unexplainable pay decisions.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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The systems are unexplainable, unpredictable, and trivially copyable.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Carpenter says the disturbing encounters left her fearful for her safety and that of relatives living with her, as police label the suspect’s fixation irrational and increasingly dangerous.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Great startups often look irrational at first.—
Anna Demeo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s inexplicable given the severe consequences in an urban area.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The passage leads them to discuss the challenges of adapting Morrison’s novels for film, the power of evoking the inexplicable, and the influence of African folk tales on Morrison’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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However, investing in public institutions and infrastructure is a costly endeavor that can seem unreasonable when local officials are struggling to balance budgets without increasing tax burdens.—
Aneri Pattani,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Nineteen recent clinical trials on kratom leaf document no evidence of severe addiction or significant or unreasonable adverse effects.—
Tara Molina,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Unaccountable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccountable. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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