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
Adjective
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These were really dramatic, inexplicable, but occasional events.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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There are a handful of grand gestures thrown in for good measure, from recurring comic bits (the associate principal has a bad habit of getting nosebleeds at the worst possible moment) to not one but two inexplicable interpretive-dance vignettes.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, try to ground yourself in the present and challenge irrational fears with evidence and logic.—
Amy Blankson,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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After all, mathematicians have long known that most numbers are irrational.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In response to Kelley calling the union demands unreasonable, Lacey said the president's comments were insulting.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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The share of frisks and fuller searches complying with the ruling — and the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures — were lower than the stop numbers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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We were founded in revolt against unaccountable power and wealth.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2025
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Issues like privacy breaches, compliance failures and unaccountable usage can arise without proper governance.—
Abhishek Shivanna,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Available in three sophisticated shades – carbon, affogato, and flute (a light, blue-tinged grey) – it’s spun from 100% cashmere sourced from a prestigious Italian mill regarded as the world’s finest, and knitted to be a double-faced jersey, which is unusual.—
Benedict Browne,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2025
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Local business ads sometimes ran to 10 pages with 30 plus Christmas business ads not being unusual and 12- 14 bars invited you to visit them.—
Bob Roepke,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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