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   Un·ac·count·a·ble

   /ˌənəˈkoun(t)əb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. unable to be explained: "a strange and unaccountable fact" Similar inexplicableunexplainableinsolubleunsolvableincomprehensiblebeyond comprehensionbeyond understandingunfathomableimpenetrablepuzzlingperplexingbafflingbewilderingmystifyingmysteriousarcaneinscrutablepeculiarunusualcuriousstrangefreakfreakishunparalleledqueeroddbizarreextraordinaryastonishingobscureabstruseenigmaticinformal:weirdflukyfreakyspookyrumoff the wallbackasswardsarchaic:wildering
   • ▪ (of a person or their behavior) unpredictable and strange: "he was not only the most charismatic man she'd ever met, but also the most complex and unaccountable"
   • 2. (of a person, organization, or institution) not required or expected to justify actions or decisions; not responsible for results or consequences: "there are enormous risks in leaving such agencies uncontrolled and unaccountable" Similar not responsibleunanswerablenot answerablenot liablefreeclearexemptimmuneout of controlunsupervisedOpposite accountableliable

   Derivatives

   • 1. unaccountability noun
   • 2. unaccountableness noun
   • 3. unaccountably adverb

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