inexplicable

[in-ek-spli-kuh-buhl, in-ik-splik-uh-buhl]

adjective

1. not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.

   Synonyms: mysterious, unaccountable

inexplicable

/ ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl /

adjective

1. not capable of explanation; unexplainable

Other Word Forms

• inexplicability noun
• inexplicableness noun
• inexplicably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexplicable¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word inexplicābilis. See in- ³, explicable

Example Sentences

Kerkerking fielded it and — instead of getting what would have been an almost certain inning-ending out at first — inexplicably turned and threw to home instead.

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That's why they find the US strategy not only outrageous, but inexplicable.

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Filler words—“once” and “would”—became, inexplicably, “prompting.”

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Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, who previously employed Mr Cash as a parliamentary researcher, said it was "inexplicable" that the trial would have collapsed "without either ministerial or national security advisor or executive involvement".

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Speaking earlier to Times Radio, he added that the decision was made "from what I can tell, for inexplicable reasons", without elaborating further.

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Related Words

• baffling 
• incomprehensible 
• mysterious 
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• odd 
• peculiar 
• puzzling 
• strange 
• unaccountable 
• unfathomable