unaccountable

adjective

un·​ac·​count·​able ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇n-tə-bəl How to pronounce unaccountable (audio)
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1
: not to be accounted for : inexplicable, strange
2
: not to be called to account : not responsible
unaccountability
ˌən-ə-ˌkau̇n-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce unaccountable (audio)
noun

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She has shown an unaccountable reluctance to accept their offer. the decorator's client has an unaccountable dislike for that color
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The bottom line for now is that the city is allowing the unaccountable operation of thousands of untaxed machines while simultaneously counting on revenue from their VGT and casino competitors. — Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 This year alone, $5 billion in taxpayer funds will be siphoned away from public schools to prop up Florida’s unaccountable voucher program, diverting dollars from the more than 80% of children who attend public schools. — Andrew Spar, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 But critics say the bodies have become unelected, unaccountable usurpers of presidential and judicial power. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026 An unaccountable concentration of political and private power is increasingly reshaping how America’s federal government operates, bending its political, legal, and economic systems away from the public good and toward private interests. — Lucy Lang, Time, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaccountable

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First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unaccountable was in 1643

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unaccountable

adjective
un·​ac·​count·​able ˌən-ə-ˈkau̇nt-ə-bəl How to pronounce unaccountable (audio)
1
: inexplicable, strange
2
: not to be called to account : not responsible
unaccountably
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adverb
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