UNEXPLAINABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNEXPLAINABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “unexplainable”? Find 29 synonyms for “unexplainable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unexplainable” are: unaccountable, inexplicable, insoluble, unsolvable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, bewildering, mystifying, mysterious, arcane, inscrutable, peculiar, unusual, curious, strange, freakish, unparalleled, queer, odd, bizarre, extraordinary, astonishing, obscure, abstruse, enigmatic

Unexplainable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unexplainable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unexplainable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not to be accounted for or explained.
• Unable to be explained or accounted for.

Synonyms of "Unexplainable" as an adjective (29 Words)

abstruse	Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. An abstruse philosophical inquiry.
arcane	Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge. The arcane science of dowsing.
astonishing	Surprising greatly. An astonishing achievement.
baffling	Making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe. The crime is a baffling mystery for the police.
bewildering	Confusing or perplexing. There is a bewildering array of holidays to choose from.
bizarre	Very strange or unusual. His behaviour became more and more bizarre.
curious	Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. Curious about the neighbor s doings.
enigmatic	Not clear to the understanding. Prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries.
extraordinary	(of an official) specially employed in addition to the usual staff. An extraordinary achievement.
freakish	Characteristic of a freak. Freakish weather.
impenetrable	(of matter) incapable of occupying the same space as other matter at the same time. Impenetrable jargon.
incomprehensible	Incapable of being explained or accounted for. The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.
inexplicable	Incapable of being explained or accounted for. Inexplicable errors.
inscrutable	Of an obscure nature- Rachel. Guy looked blankly inscrutable.
insoluble	Incapable of being dissolved. An insoluble problem.
mysterious	Of an obscure nature. His colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances.
mystifying	Of an obscure nature. Rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands.
obscure	Remote and separate physically or socially. An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit.
odd	Not easily explained. It s odd that she didn t recognize me.
peculiar	Markedly different from the usual. The peculiar character of the Government of the U S.
perplexing	Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity. A perplexing problem.
puzzling	Lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity. A puzzling statement.
strange	Relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world. She was lost in a strange country.
unaccountable	(of a person, organization, or institution) not required or expected to justify actions or decisions; not responsible for results or consequences. A strange and unaccountable fact.
unfathomable	Impossible to come to understand. Mountains of unfathomable scale.
unparalleled	Radically distinctive and without equal. Unparalleled athletic ability.
unsolvable	Not solved. Public finance had long presented problems unsolvable or at least unsolved.
unusual	Not usual or common or ordinary. A man of unusual ability.

Usage Examples of "Unexplainable" as an adjective

• An unexplainable fear.
• He was subject to unexplainable rages.