unaccountable
adjective
un·ac·count·able
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl 
1
: not to be accounted for : inexplicable, strange
2
: not to be called to account : not responsible
Examples of unaccountable in a Sentence
She has shown an unaccountable reluctance to accept their offer.
the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color
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David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
At what other moment in modern times has a single man wielded so much unaccountable power over such a large swath of the world economy?
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
Right now, Medi-Cal is bloated, unaccountable and failing the people it’s supposed to serve.
—Carl Demaio, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
Writers who lived in the Roman Empire portrayed judges as capricious, unaccountable or swayed by menacing crowds.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unaccountable
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“Unaccountable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaccountable. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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unaccountable
adjective
un·ac·count·able
ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇nt-ə-bəl
1
2
: not to be called to account : not responsible
unaccountably
adverb
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