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unaccountable [uhn-uh-koun-tuh-buhl] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unaccountable on Thesaurus.com adjective
- impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- exempt from being called to account; not answerable: As a subordinate, he is unaccountable for errors in policy.
Origin of unaccountable First recorded in 1635–45; un-1 + accountable Related formsun·ac·count·a·ble·ness, un·ac·count·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·ac·count·a·bly, adverbSynonyms for unaccountable See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. incomprehensible, inscrutable, mysterious, unintelligible. 2. unanswerable, irresponsible. Related Words for unaccountable unintelligible, impenetrable, unheard-of, unfathomable, arcane, inexplicable, astonishing, baffling, extraordinary, incomprehensible, inscrutable, mystic, odd, peculiar, puzzling, strange, uncommon, unusual, unexplainable, unwonted Examples from the Web for unaccountable Contemporary Examples of unaccountable
And the new channels tend to be underground, indirect, and unaccountable.
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And then cue the 501(c)(4) nonprofits, which are also unaccountable and almost totally opaque, as conduits for secret giving.
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Eleven unaccountable federal judges cannot make these monumental decisions in secret ex parte proceedings.
Jennifer Granick, Christopher Sprigman
July 24, 2013
Netanyahu and Lieberman believe they are unaccountable because they have never been called to account.
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In Iran, we see where the path of a violent and unaccountable ideology leads.
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Historical Examples of unaccountable
The unaccountable change in Eudora’s character perplexed and troubled her.
Lydia Maria Child
It made a body feel creepy, it was so curious and unaccountable.
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
This was Evadna in a new and unaccountable mood, it seemed to him.
B. M. Bower
That is all I can tell you of that unaccountable being, myself.
Robert Burns
He accepted it as he accepted all the unaccountable doings and manifestations of the gods.
Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for unaccountable unaccountable adjective
- allowing of no explanation; inexplicable
- puzzling; extraordinaryan unaccountable fear of hamburgers
- not accountable or answerable to
Derived Formsunaccountableness or unaccountability, noununaccountably, adverb Word Origin and History for unaccountable adj.
1640s, “inexplicable,” from un- (1) “not” + accountable. Meaning “not liable to be called to account” is recorded from 1640s. Related: Unaccountably.