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Inexplicably

Verb / ˌɪnɪˈksplɪkʌbli: / Another word for inexplicably — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

In a way that cannot be explained or understood.

Synonyms & similar words

mysteriously perplexingly bewilderingly puzzlingly unaccountably strangely oddly curiously bafflingly confusingly enigmatically cryptically impenetrably incomprehensibly inexplicably mystifyingly unfathomably unintelligibly abstrusely arcane

Example sentences

  1. The computer shutdown inexplicably.
  2. The dog barked inexplicably at the wall.
  3. The snow melted inexplicably in the middle of winter.
  4. The missing sock was inexplicably found in the freezer.
  5. The car stopped working inexplicably on the highway.

Quotes

  • "Sometimes things just happen, even when there's no explanation. Inexplicably, the world keeps turning." - Cecelia Ahern
  • "I had never been in a house where I felt such inexplicable unease." - Donna Tartt
  • "He would stare at the stars so inexplicably. It was as if he were trying to solve a mystery." - Markus Zusak

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