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- [uhn-pri-dik-tuh-buh l]
- /ˌʌn prɪˈdɪk tə bəl/
- /ˌʌn.prɪˈdɪk.tə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-pri-dik-tuh-buh l]
- /ˌʌn prɪˈdɪk tə bəl/
Definitions of unpredictable word
- adjective unpredictable not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence. 1
- noun unpredictable something that is unpredictable: the unpredictables of life. 1
- adjective unpredictable person 1
- adjective unpredictable unforeseeable 1
- adjective unpredictable movement 1
- adjective unpredictable If you describe someone or something as unpredictable, you mean that you cannot tell what they are going to do or how they are going to behave. 0
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Origin of unpredictable
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; un-1 + predictable
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Parts of speech for Unpredictable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unpredictable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unpredictable
adj unpredictable
- aimless — A person or activity that is aimless has no clear purpose or plan.
- at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
- at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
- balky — Someone or something that is balky does not behave or work the way you want them to.
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
adjective unpredictable
- checkered — having a pattern of squares
- chequered — If a person or organization has had a chequered career or history, they have had a varied past with both good and bad periods.
- disconsonant — Not consonant; discordant.
- erratic — Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
- explosive — Able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart, as when a bomb explodes.
Antonyms for unpredictable
adj unpredictable
- a few — small number of
- foreseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
adjective unpredictable
- calculable — Calculable amounts or consequences can be calculated.
- confirmable — Capable of being checked, verifiable.
- establishable — Able to be established.
- questionless — unquestionable; doubtless: a questionless fact.
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