unexplainable

adjective

un·​ex·​plain·​able ˌən-ik-ˈsplā-nə-bəl How to pronounce unexplainable (audio)
: incapable of being explained : inexplicable, unaccountable
a seemingly unexplainable occurrence
unexplainable behavior
unexplainably adverb

Examples of unexplainable in a Sentence

a series of unexplainable weather events
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This fixation helps explain what is otherwise unexplainable — his bizarre obsession with changing the maps. S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025 Unlike traditional systems, AI can process data to generate unpredictable and unexplainable insights or decisions. Vivek Ahuja, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 There has always been something unexplainable about the 33-year-old’s game. Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 4 July 2024 These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant. Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unexplainable 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1711, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unexplainable was circa 1711

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“Unexplainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexplainable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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