unaccountable

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /ˌʌnəˈkaʊntəbl̩/
adj Freq #69303

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    impossible to explain or account for

    There was an unaccountable delay in the system.

  2. 2
    adj

    not responsible to anyone for decisions or actions

    An unaccountable agency can lose public trust.

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Synonyms
1 adj · impossible to explain or... inexplicablemysteriousunexplained
2 adj · not responsible to anyone... irresponsibleunchecked
Opposites
explainableaccountable

Etymology

From un- + accountable.

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