inexplicable
Defying all reason
Inexplicable describes something that cannot be explained or accounted for: an inexplicable disappearance, His behavior was inexplicable.
The word suggests genuine mystery rather than mere difficulty—what's inexplicable defies understanding entirely, not just at first glance.
She felt an inexplicable urge to laugh during the funeral.
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- unaccountableNot required to justify
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
- unintelligibleImpossible to understand
impenetrable · ungraspable · indecipherable · unknowable · fathomless · insoluble
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
- mystifyingCausing complete confusion
disconcerting · nonplussing · disorienting · mind-boggling · head-scratching · stupefying · flummoxing · bemusing
Puzzling and obscure
supernatural · uncanny · otherworldly · eerie · mystifying · secretive · hidden · veiled
Logically opposed to itself
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- absurdWildly illogical
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
anomalous · counterintuitive · senseless · unreasonable · implausible · impossible · unbelievable · inconceivable
unfathomable
Beyond comprehension or measurement
- incomprehensibleImpossible to understand
- unaccountableNot required to justify
- inscrutableImpossible to understand
unintelligible · impenetrable · ungraspable · indecipherable · unknowable · fathomless · insoluble
perplexing
Causing mental confusion
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
- bewilderingCausing utter confusion
mystifying · disconcerting · nonplussing · disorienting · mind-boggling · head-scratching · stupefying · flummoxing · bemusing · stymying
enigmatic
Puzzling and obscure
occult · supernatural · uncanny · otherworldly · eerie · mystifying · secretive · hidden · veiled · obscure
contradictory
Logically opposed to itself
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
- irrationalLacking sound judgment
- absurdWildly illogical
incongruous · anomalous · counterintuitive · senseless · unreasonable · implausible · impossible · unbelievable · inconceivable
inexplicableexplicable
Able to be understood
explainable · explained · accountable · answerable · determined
inexplicableunderstandable
Able to be grasped
comprehensible · intelligible · comprehendible · fathomable · interpretable