as in unexplainable
impossible to explain
an inexplicable desire for ice cream at two in the morning
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of inexplicable
Littered with animation errors, such as the inexplicable change in the number of branches on Charlie Brown’s little Christmas tree, this handmade classic became an instant hit, winning a Peabody and an Emmy the following year.
—
Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
In that discovery mode, Nautilus feels like an amalgam of Xena: Warrior Princess; Our Flag Means Death; and the Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, and King Kong franchises, with inexplicable leviathans and silly crew high jinks.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Boca una locura; a mad, inexplicable, head’s-gone kind of thing.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Trump entered negotiations to end the war in Ukraine by presenting Putin with a bouquet of inexplicable concessions.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for inexplicable
Chris Carra, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
In that discovery mode, Nautilus feels like an amalgam of Xena: Warrior Princess; Our Flag Means Death; and the Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean, and King Kong franchises, with inexplicable leviathans and silly crew high jinks.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Boca una locura; a mad, inexplicable, head’s-gone kind of thing.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Trump entered negotiations to end the war in Ukraine by presenting Putin with a bouquet of inexplicable concessions.
—Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for inexplicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexplicable
unexplainable
Adjective
-
Declassified documents revealing a United States military aircraft was previously struck by an unknown flying object is raising eyebrows as experts point to other unexplainable sightings suggesting otherworldly technology flying within the country’s airspace.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
-
A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Inexplicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexplicable. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share