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inexplicable

[in-ek-spli-kuh-buhl, in-ik-splik-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛk splɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
beyond comprehension, explanation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baffling incomprehensible mysterious mystifying odd peculiar puzzling strange unaccountable unfathomable
WEAK
enigmatic indecipherable indescribable inexplainable inscrutable insoluble obscure undefinable unexplainable unintelligible unsolvable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
comprehensible explainable fathomable intelligible normal regular standard understandable usual
WEAK
comprehendible explicable

Example Sentences

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Rosa Padhilete, a Franciscan nun who came from Naples, said she felt an "immense, inexplicable joy" seeing the remains.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Sometimes it’s just inexplicable or those higher up making the decisions don’t know you well enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Skarsgård: One of the great things with cinema is it can touch on all the things that are inexplicable, that you cannot say in words.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Months before Chan was arrested, Rachel says she told the nursery manager her son had suddenly started showing signs of inexplicable rage.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

One morning she saw her grandmother opening the bird cages with inexplicable joy.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.