Meanings
comparative more unexplainable · superlative most unexplainable
- That doesn't have a known or readily available explanation.
Synonyms: inexplicable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat doesn't have a known or readily available explanation.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot to be accounted for or explained
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinexplanō“to flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”
- Englishunexplainable
From un- + explainable. from explain + -able. from Latin explanō (“to flatten, spread out, make plain or clear, explain”).
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
unexplainable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplainable
“unexplainable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplainable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexplainable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexplainable.
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