inexplicable

in·ex·pli·ca·ble

 (ĭn-ĕk′splĭ-kə-bəl, ĭn′ĭk-splĭk′ə-bəl)
adj.
Difficult or impossible to explain or account for.

in·ex′pli·ca·bil′i·ty, in·ex′pli·ca·ble·ness n.
in·ex′pli·ca·bly adv.
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inexplicable

(ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl; ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl) or

inexplainable

adj
not capable of explanation; unexplainable
ˌinexplicaˈbility, ˌinexˈplicableness, ˌinexˌplainaˈbility, ˌinexˈplainableness n
ˌinexˈplicably, ˌinexˈplainably adv
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in•ex•pli•ca•ble

(ɪnˈɛk splɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈsplɪk ə-)

adj.
not explicable; incapable of being explained.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]
in•ex`pli•ca•bil′i•ty, in•ex′pli•ca•ble•ness, n.
in•ex′pli•ca•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.inexplicable - incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
insoluble - admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt"
explicable - capable of being explicated or accounted for; "explicable behavior"
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inexplicable

adjective unaccountable, strange, mysterious, baffling, enigmatic, incomprehensible, mystifying, unintelligible, insoluble, inscrutable, unfathomable, beyond comprehension His behaviour was extraordinary and inexplicable.
understandable, comprehensible, explicable, soluble, intelligible, explainable, fathomable
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inexplicable

adjective
That cannot be explained:
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Translations
لا يُمْكِن تَفْسيرُه
nevysvětlitelný
uforklarliguforståelig
unerklärlich
ανεξήγητος
inexplicable
óskÿranlegur
inesplicabileinesplicabilmenteinspiegabile
nepaaiškinamainepaaiškinamas
neizprotamsneizskaidrojams
uforklarlig
açıklanamaznedeni bilinemez
不能说明的无法解释的

inexplicable

[ˌɪnɪksˈplɪkəbl] ADJ [behaviour, event, delay] → inexplicable
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inexplicable

[ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl] adjinexplicable
for some inexplicable reason → pour une raison inexplicable
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inexplicable

adjunerklärlich, unerklärbar
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inexplicable

[ˌɪnɪksˈplɪkəbl] adjinesplicabile
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inexplicable

(inikˈsplikəbl) adjective
impossible to explain or understand. His inexplicable absence worried all of us.
ˌinexˈplicably adverb
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