unaccountableadjective
uk/ˌʌn.əˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/us/ˌʌn.əˈkaʊn.t̬ə.bəl/unaccountable adjective (NOT RESPONSIBLE)
be unaccountable to sb/sth
to not be expected to explain or provide a reason to a particular person or organization for your actions:
The military and CIA hire contractors who are completely unaccountable to Congress.
an unaccountable and inefficient bureacracy
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Freedom to act
- (as) free as a bird idiom
- at will idiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- be a law unto yourself idiom
- free hand
- free rein idiom
- free spirit
- free time
- free-form
- hold
- independent
- indie
- liberty
- maverick
- me time
- no holds barred idiom
- no holds barred
- paddle your own canoe idiom
- volunteer
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unaccountable adjective (SURPRISING)
not able to be explained or understood:
For some unaccountable reason, he keeps his wallet in his underwear drawer.
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Confusion, confusing and feeling confused
- a chicken and egg situation idiom
- addle
- all of a doodah idiom
- all over the place idiom
- at sea idiom
- brainstorm
- disorientate
- disoriented
- distraction
- dither
- dizziness
- ferment
- flutter
- mystique
- not know what hit you idiom
- not know where/which way to turn idiom
- not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
- not know whether you are coming or going idiom
- turbulence
- whirl
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unaccountably
adverb uk/ˌʌn.əˈkaʊn.tə.bəl.i/us/ˌʌn.əˈkaʊn.t̬ə.bəl.i/
I felt unaccountably happy this morning.