as in unexplainable
impossible to explain
the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color
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Recent Examples of unaccountable
An unelected, unaccountable private citizen had unilaterally thwarted a military operation in an active war zone while exposing the fact that governments had remarkably little control over crucial decisions affecting their citizens and national security.
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Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
MACs serve as an unaccountable middleman between patients and doctors, driving up costs and worsening patient outcomes.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Unfortunately, the experiment of controlling American education through Federal programs and dollars—and the unaccountable bureaucracy those programs and dollars support—has plainly failed our children, our teachers, and our families.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
So does that mean the Fed is completely unaccountable?
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
MACs serve as an unaccountable middleman between patients and doctors, driving up costs and worsening patient outcomes.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Unfortunately, the experiment of controlling American education through Federal programs and dollars—and the unaccountable bureaucracy those programs and dollars support—has plainly failed our children, our teachers, and our families.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
So does that mean the Fed is completely unaccountable?
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaccountable
Adjective
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In the pantheon of unexplainable things in this world, what went wrong with KJ Jefferson last season could be among things like Bigfoot, UFOs and where that one sock goes in the dryer.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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The Moorehead family isn’t the only one left to navigate an unexplainable tragedy.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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To many watching, Elon Musk’s decision to publicly insult President Trump seemed self-destructive, if not outright irrational.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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And then the irrational with the Tom Thibodeau move.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Great moments should always possess an inexplicable quality and this one had plenty of those.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Trump, too, has inexplicable lapses of babbling and has fallen asleep at inauspicious moments.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The vast majority of post commenters assured the OP that her feelings are completely valid and that her mother is being unreasonable.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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But leading the team to the Finals is not an unreasonable request.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
6 June 2025
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“Unaccountable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaccountable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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