HyperDic: inexplicable

English > 1 sense of the word inexplicable:
ADJECTIVEallinexplicable, incomprehensibleincapable of being explained or accounted for
inexplicable > pronunciation
Soundsih.nahksplih'sahbahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > inexplicable: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningincapable of being explained or accounted for.
Examples
  • "inexplicable errors"
  • "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons"
Synonymincomprehensible
Narrowercryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifyingOf an obscure nature
paradoxical, self-contradictoryseemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true
unaccountable, unexplainablenot to be accounted for or explained
unexplainedHaving the reason or cause not made clear
See alsoincomprehensible, uncomprehensibleDifficult to understand
insolubleAdmitting of no solution or explanation / explanation
Oppositeexplicablecapable of being explicated or accounted for
Spanishincomprensible, inexplicable
Catalanincomprensible, inexplicable
Adverbsinexplicablyin a manner differing from the usual or expected

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