Explicable and Preposterous

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Explicable adjective - Capable of having the reason for or cause of determined.

Usage example: the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence

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Preposterous is an antonym for explicable.

Preposterous adjective - Conceived or made without regard for reason or reality.

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Explicable is an antonym for preposterous.

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