unaccountably

Examples

• All

• The iguana, Gustav, had bitten or tried to bite Melly, and this had unaccountably terrified him.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The storm turned unaccountably fierce, causing everyone to rush indoors.

• As so often since February, unaccountably he was not home.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Yet the world unaccountably exists, and we as well.

  Academic text (1990)

• Now her god was gone, and Mother Artemis was unaccountably gone too.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The room itself, though miniature, seemed unaccountably full of space.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I feel unaccountably relieved to see that he's smiling, if only slightly.

  Fiction book (1997)

• But as the minutes ticked away, his musings unaccountably took a darker turn.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Corinne was unaccountably moved by the thought of her long-shared life with Gertrude.

  Fiction book (1998)

• After a month among the Scots of clan MacKenzie, the presence of English dragoons made me unaccountably nervous.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

I

inexplicably

vsunaccountably

29 6.9

In a way that cannot be explained or understood

emphasizes that the reasons are not clear or apparent

I

incoherently

vsunaccountably

5 6.7

In a way that is not clear or logical

points to unclear reasons rather than poor structure or logic

I

incomprehensibly

vsunaccountably

2 8.0

It is very hard to understand

points to unclear reasons rather than sheer difficulty of understanding

U

unfathomably

vsunaccountably

1 8.2

In a way that is so great it cannot be understood or believed

refers to unclear reasons rather than very great or surprising degree

U

unintelligibly

vsunaccountably

1 8.1

In a way that is very hard to understand

highlights unclear reasons rather than difficulty in expression

U

unexplainably

vsunaccountably

1 6.9

In a way that people cannot understand

stresses unclear reasons rather than mere lack of explanation

I

inscrutably

vsunaccountably

1 9.6

In a way that hides what someone feels and is hard to understand

focuses on unclear reasons rather than a mysterious tone

C

confoundingly

vsunaccountably

1 8.4

In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand

signals unknown reasons rather than simply causing confusion

I

indecipherably

vsunaccountably

1 8.5

So unclear that people cannot read or understand it

refers to unexplained reasons rather than literal illegibility

A

abstrusely

vsunaccountably

• Formal

1 9.9

In a way that makes something hard to understand

refers to unclear reasons rather than technical obscurity

U

undecipherably

vsunaccountably

9.8

In a way people cannot read or understand

means unexplained causes rather than unreadable or garbled form

Antonyms

A

accountably

1 5.8

In a way that shows someone is responsible and explains their actions

How Explainable

understandably

59 3.4

oddly

148 3.4

mysteriously

64 4.6

unaccountably

3 7.7

inexplicably

29 6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology