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

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

There was an inexplicable amount of dust everywhere and the rooms were musty as though they hadn't been aired for many days.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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