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Definitions

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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Edinburgh East and Musselburgh MP Murray told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the errors were "inexplicable" as formal letters instructing councils to start preparing to hand over evidence "should have happened quite automatically".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

But here in Southern California, something more is in the air: a dense, motionless tsunami of something foul and inexplicable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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

She gets into absurd arguments, bursts into frenzied laughter or inexplicable tears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

But ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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