as in inexplicable
impossible to explain
a series of unexplainable weather events
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Recent Examples of unexplainable
These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
But Housewives is a living work of art that is always evolving and adding to itself — our favorite ladies keep finding new ways to get more unhinged, more unexplainable, and more unforgettable with each passing year.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 July 2024
Set in an alternate history based on the real-life 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor meltdown, unexplainable anomalies in the Zone caused by the disaster warp the laws of physics and make life within it harsh and violent.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Janet Planet appears to hew more closely to realism, but Baker allows in moments that are unexplainable.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
But Housewives is a living work of art that is always evolving and adding to itself — our favorite ladies keep finding new ways to get more unhinged, more unexplainable, and more unforgettable with each passing year.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 July 2024
Set in an alternate history based on the real-life 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor meltdown, unexplainable anomalies in the Zone caused by the disaster warp the laws of physics and make life within it harsh and violent.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Janet Planet appears to hew more closely to realism, but Baker allows in moments that are unexplainable.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unexplainable
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These are the people who, for some inexplicable reason, will park right next to you, even though there are hundreds of open spaces in the parking lot.—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
12 Feb. 2025
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Leno has generally been good this season but was comically poor in this one, a poor pass to Pereira followed by an inexplicable howler.—
Roshane Thomas,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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The ban is an irrational and prejudicial attack on service members who have risked their lives to serve their country.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The emotional, messy, unquantifiable part of us — that’s not a dumber or more irrational part.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
6 Jan. 2025
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The price isn’t unreasonable given the amount of detail that went into designing it and the combination of functions, including the antimicrobial and cooling materials, as well as its adaptability.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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This protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Conservatives have long criticized this expansion, arguing that federal agencies are now a de facto fourth branch of government – and one that is unelected and unaccountable to the public.—
Henry Gass,
The Christian Science Monitor,
19 Feb. 2025
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Nathan Howard/Reuters To his critics, Elon Musk is an unelected and unaccountable government official wielding expansive executive power in violation of the U.S. Constitution.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Still, any rating on the Torino scale above a 0 is unusual, which is why the world's space agencies have taken notice.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The surveillance cameras, which Israeli soldiers argued could be exploited by Palestinian militants, were not unusual in the volatile neighborhood, Sobuh said, as families can observe street battles and Israeli army operations from inside.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unexplainable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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