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in·ex·pli·ca·ble

inexplicable

pronunciation:
In ek splih k bl [or] In ihk splI k bl
part of speech: adjective
definition: unable to be explained or interpreted.
The fact that his wife was leaving him was simply inexplicable; he'd had no idea that she was unhappy.
synonyms:
unaccountable, unexplainable, unfathomable
antonyms:
explainable, explicable
similar words:
baffling, enigmatic, impenetrable, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insoluble, insolvable, mysterious, puzzling, undecipherable
derivation: inexplicably (adv.)