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unaccountable

[ uhn-uh-koun-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable:

    The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. exempt from being called to account; not answerable:

    As a subordinate, he is unaccountable for errors in policy.

    Synonyms: ,



unaccountable

/ ˌʌəˈ첹ʊԳəə /

adjective

  1. allowing of no explanation; inexplicable
  2. puzzling; extraordinary

    an unaccountable fear of hamburgers

  3. not accountable or answerable to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܲԲˈdzܲԳٲ, adverb
  • ˌܲԲˈdzܲԳٲԱ, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unaccountable1

First recorded in 1635–45; un- 1 + accountable
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Example Sentences

Philosopher Elizabeth Anderson argues that the workplace operates as an “arbitrary and unaccountable” dictatorship, in which employers exercise control of workers inside and outside of the workplace:

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Rather, they’ve ginned up accusations that the bureau had used legal settlements to accumulate a “slush fund” — meaning its Civil Penalty Fund — to “provide unaccountable funding to leftist nonprofits.”

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He said a government minister would be "legally bound" to follow proposals of the assembly's "unelected and unaccountable" members.

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“It creates an entirely unaccountable system of unilateral authority in the hands of individual officers to make incredibly weighty choices.”

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His predecessor, Joe Biden, pointedly used his final Oval Office address to warn of a dangerous oligarchy of unaccountable billionaires forming around Trump that threatens the basic rights and freedoms of Americans.

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