Synonyms

inexplicably

American

[in-ik-splik-uh-blee] / ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə bli /

adverb

in a way that cannot be accounted for or explained.

It’s beyond frustrating when your project inexplicably fails in the field after working fine in the lab.

Etymology

Origin of inexplicably

inexplicabl(e) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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inexplicably

Except when the moment arrived, she inexplicably dodged it, skipping the song’s first chorus and soft-pedaling the second — an anticlimax for the ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

They inexplicably faltered, leaving the door open for somebody else.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

And Damon Herriman is repellent as Lawrence Cole, the inexplicably seductive leader of a peace-and-love tribe where ex-addicts go for solace, psychosis and death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Bouchier, who made 45 off 31 balls, inexplicably ran Dunkley out for 20 before also carelessly being caught off a short ball from spinner Kia McCartney.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The air of neglect gradually if inexplicably returned after Lawes left; something about the place seemed to invite it.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

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