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unexplainable

  • a word derived from explain.
    explain
    verb (used with object)
    to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible.
  • a word derived from unexplained.
    unexplained
    adjective
    not explained or understood

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The movie has since become an unexplainable piece of comfort for a spooked generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"It's one of those things where we just always believed, and even if we don't know it was aliens, we think something unexplainable happened to them," she said.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

There’s something for everyone in your crew, just make sure you’ve all got your eyes peeled for the unexpected and unexplainable.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025

When you defend yourself from this unexplainable world you look like a baby.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025

Now that I’m kicked out of school, I don’t even have the chance to talk to her, to try to explain the unexplainable.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman