inexplicably

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adverb

In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

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unexplainablycuriouslyoddlypeculiarly
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Meanings

adverbinexplicably (comparative more inexplicably, superlative most inexplicably)

comparative more inexplicably · superlative most inexplicably · alternative uncommon unexplicably

  1. In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

    The Ivorian then inexplicably handled the resultant corner and referee Nicola Rizzoli had no hesitation pointing to the spot.

    2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport

    Synonyms: unexplainably

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

Similar
unexplainably

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a manner differing from the usual or expected

Similar
curiouslyoddlypeculiarly
Also see
curiouslyoddlypeculiarlyunexplainably

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From inexplicable + -ly.

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Translations

Bulgarian необясни́мо
  • необясни́мо (neobjasnímo)in an inexplicable manner
Catalan inexplicablement
  • inexplicablementin an inexplicable manner
Czech nevysvětlitelně, nepochopitelně
  • nevysvětlitelněin an inexplicable manner
  • nepochopitelněin an inexplicable manner
Dutch onverklaarbaar
  • onverklaarbaarin an inexplicable manner
Esperanto neklarigeble
  • neklarigeblein an inexplicable manner
Finnish selittämättömästi, käsittämättömästi
  • selittämättömästiin an inexplicable manner
  • käsittämättömästiin an inexplicable manner
French inexplicablement, sans raison
  • inexplicablementin an inexplicable manner
  • sans raisonin an inexplicable manner
German unerklärlich, unerklärlicherweise
  • unerklärlichin an inexplicable manner
  • unerklärlicherweisein an inexplicable manner
Italian inspiegabilmente
  • inspiegabilmentein an inexplicable manner
Polish niewytłumaczalnie
  • niewytłumaczalniein an inexplicable manner
Portuguese inexplicavelmente
  • inexplicavelmentein an inexplicable manner
Romanian inexplicabil, neexplicabil
  • inexplicabilin an inexplicable manner
  • neexplicabilin an inexplicable manner
Russian необъясни́мо
  • необъясни́мо (neobʺjasnímo)in an inexplicable manner
Slovak nevysvetliteľne
  • nevysvetliteľnein an inexplicable manner
Spanish inexplicablemente
  • inexplicablementein an inexplicable manner
Ukrainian нез'ясо́вно, незрозумі́ло
  • нез'ясо́вно (nezʺjasóvno)in an inexplicable manner
  • незрозумі́ло (nezrozumílo)in an inexplicable manner
Cite this entry
APA

inexplicably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexplicably

MLA

“inexplicably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexplicably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inexplicably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inexplicably.

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