Synonyms for inexplicable
ɪnˈɛk splɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə-in·ex·pli·ca·ble

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1. inexplicableadjective

   Synonyms:
   unexplainable

   Antonyms:
   explicable, explainable

2. inexplicableadjective

   Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.

   Synonyms:
   unexplainable

   Antonyms:
   explicable, explainable

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1. inexplicable

   That is mysterious in the true sense which is beyond human comprehension, as the decrees of God or the origin of life. That is mystic or mystical which has associated with it some hidden or recondite meaning, especially of a religious kind; as, the mystic Babylon of the Apocalypse. That is dark which we can not personally see through, especially if sadly perplexing; as, a dark providence. That is secret which is intentionally hidden. Compare DARK.

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   Synonyms:
   abstruse, cabalistic, dark, enigmatical, hidden, incomprehensible, inscrutable, mysterious, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, recondite, secret, transcendental, unfathomable, unfathomed, unknown

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1. inexplicable

   Synonyms:
   mysterious, enigmatical

   Antonyms:
   obvious, plain, easy

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1. inexplicable, incomprehensibleadjective

   incapable of being explained or accounted for

   "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"

   Synonyms:
   uncomprehensible, incomprehensible

   Antonyms:
   interpretable, explainable, explicable

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1. inexplicableadjective

   Synonyms:
   unaccountable, unintelligible, incomprehensible, inscrutable, mysterious, strange, enigmatical, not to be explained

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1. List of paraphrases for "inexplicable":

   unexplained, incomprehensible, unaccountable, puzzling

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1. Jeffrey Toobin:

   Well, obviously, I wasn't thinking very well or very much, and it was something that was inexplicable to me. I think one point – I wouldn't exactly say in my defense, because nothing is really in my defense. I didn't think I was on the call. I didn't think other people could see me, i thought that I had turned off the Zoom call. Now, that's not a defense. This was deeply moronic and indefensible.

2. New York:

   These incidents of vandalism have ranged from the tragic to the obscene, from the transparent to the inexplicable, there remains much we do not know about this phenomenon, but at a minimum, they underscore that our society is in sore need of God’s grace.

3. Steven Taylor:

   Attributing seemingly inexplicable outbursts to pandemic stress makes our world seem more understandable, predictable and therefore safer because we can anticipate and avoid threatening situations.

4. Douglas Adams:

   There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

5. Yitz Dekel:

   We had, especially for my wife, some dizziness, then in my case inexplicable fatigue. And my neighbors, some in ill health, had major coughing and irritation in the eyes and throat. Some had nose bleeding.