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
While the regulation of pharmaceutical practices is an important issue, debates on that subject should be conducted by lawmakers and regulators in Annapolis and Washington, D.C. — not in courtrooms with unaccountable law firms.
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Lauren Sheets Jarrell, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
Or had he in some unaccountable way gifted beauty upon her?
—Graham Swift, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2024
In other parts of the world, patience with unaccountable power may be growing thin.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
Supporters of the administrative state claim that power is now being put in the hands of unelected and unaccountable federal judges.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
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Lauren Sheets Jarrell, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
Or had he in some unaccountable way gifted beauty upon her?
—Graham Swift, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2024
In other parts of the world, patience with unaccountable power may be growing thin.
—Oona A. Hathaway, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2024
Supporters of the administrative state claim that power is now being put in the hands of unelected and unaccountable federal judges.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccountable
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An Ebony Alert allows law enforcement agencies to inform the public about the suspicious or unexplainable disappearance of a Black woman or Black person in the hope that they are found quickly.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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As the exhausted team works against a tight deadline to secure their bonuses, each member begins to encounter the unexplainable.Scott Phillips, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Another possible argument is the arbitrators’ decision is irrational given the evidence and testimony or, similarly, the arbitrators relied on materials and insights that were inapplicable or vulnerable to bias.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Stereotypes like these harm Latinas by turning us into unhinged and irrational women in the popular imagination of white U.S. society.Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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His confidence, never wavering through an uneven six weeks, had given way to confusion after USC fell, 29-28, to Maryland, its most inexplicable defeat to date.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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In a sketch mocking Céline Dion’s recent, inexplicable promo for Sunday Night Football, the chameleonic chanteuse absolutely nails Dion’s French Canadian accent, inflections, vocal tics, and confidence.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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At Soar, students are able to move around and be supported as individuals, rather than being forced to comply with conventional classroom standards that can be developmentally unreasonable.Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bill Nicholson Martinez Congress must retain constitutional authority Will Congress stand up to President-elect Donald Trump’s unreasonable request to make recess appointments?Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Unaccountable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccountable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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