- certain
- anticipated
- calculable
- expected
- foreseeable
- foreseen
- likely
- prepared
- sure
- surefire
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How to use predictable in a sentence
Literally there wasn’t a man to whom he could turn whose answer and advice weren’t as predictable as useless.
CYTHEREAJOSEPH HERGESHEIMER
So very predictable, he mused fingering the face of his big, green lettered clock.
THE LAND OF LOOK BEHINDPAUL CAMERON BROWN
It was his firm desire to bring some chutzpah into the all too predictable and dreary cuisine on this part of the continent.
THE LAND OF LOOK BEHINDPAUL CAMERON BROWN
The first escape was a blind run toward a predictable objective; all right, that was a danger to be avoided.
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO PREDICTABLE
- certain
- foreseen
- likely
- predictable
- prepared for
- sure
- accountable
- ascertainable
- computable
- countable
- discoverable
- estimable
- foreseeable
- measurable
- predictable
- reckonable
- awaited
- coming
- contemplated
- counted upon
- due
- envisioned
- foreseeable
- foreseen
- foretold
- hoped-for
- likely
- looked-for
- planned for
- predictable
- predicted
- prepared for
- prophesied
- proposed
- scheduled
- certain
- destined
- inescapable
- inevitable
- predictable
- expected
- likely
- predictable
- prepared for
- expected
- predictable
- reflex
- spontaneous
Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
anticipated, calculable, certain, expected, foreseeable, foreseen, likely, on the cards, reliable, sure, sure-fire (informal)
Antonyms
out of the blue, surprising, unexpected, unforeseen, unlikely, unpredictable
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
predictable
If you say that an event is predictable, you mean that it is obvious in advance that it will happen. adj
(Antonym: unpredictable)
This was a predictable reaction, given the bitter hostility between the two countries…
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predictably adv ADV with cl, ADV with v, ADV adj/adv
His article is, predictably, a scathing attack on capitalism…
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predictability n-uncount
Your mother values the predictability of your Sunday calls.
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all bets are off |
exp. |
expression meaning that a situation is no longer certain or predictable and that anything can happen |
originating from horse racing where «all bets are off» indicated that bets already made were null due to various unpredicted factors |
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List of paraphrases for «predictable»:
foreseeable, predictability, predicable, predictably, unpredictable, anticipated, expected, repeatable, foreseeability, reliable, foregone, knee-jerk
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William Haseltine:
It was totally predictable that another coronavirus was on its way, the mechanism exists, the stockpile, the drugs.
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Gail Sheehy:
Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one’s own unnecessary vegetation.
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Melody Loveless:
Matthew Palermo, an intern at Tech Kids Unlimited, told Fox News. Some experts say people with ASD may gravitate towards technology because of its predictability. We have a set of expectations of what happens when we click on this, right ? When I click on start, the menu should pop, when I X it out its going to do this. And life is not like that, life is just confusing and technology is predictable and so that can maybe help build confidence, give them more agency to maybe try things that they have n’t tried before in a safe technological space versus the outside world.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel:
The alternative to this agreement would not be a ‘time-out’ from the euro … but, rather, predictable chaos, we would be grossly negligent, and acting irresponsibly, if we didn’t at least attempt this way.
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President Barack Obama:
My advice to a future president is increasingly try to bypass the traditional venues that create divisions and try to find new venues within this new media that are quirkier, less predictable.
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Pronunciation:
[ pɹɪdˈɪktəbə͡l], [ pɹɪdˈɪktəbəl], [ p_ɹ_ɪ_d_ˈɪ_k_t_ə_b_əl]
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adj.
• all (adjective)
- predictable.
• automatic (adjective)
- knee-jerk.
• calculable (adjective)
- ascertainable,
- computable,
- accountable,
- measurable,
- estimable,
- countable,
- reckonable,
- discoverable.
• expected (adjective)
- planned for,
- looked for,
- awaited,
- foretold,
- due,
- Contemplated,
- scheduled,
- counted upon,
- proposed,
- understandable,
- coming,
- predicted,
- envisioned,
- Prophesied,
- hoped for.
• foregone (adjective)
- inevitable,
- destined,
- inescapable.
• foreseen (adjective)
- fore seen,
- fore-seen.
• knee-jerk (adjective)
- reflex,
- spontaneous.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- calculable,
- prepared for,
- expected,
- unoriginal,
- foreseen,
- reliable.
• predictable (adjective)
- prepared,
- sure-fire.
• reliable (adjective)
- careful,
- sincere,
- decent,
- devoted,
- sterling,
- incorrupt,
- respectable,
- veracious,
- unequivocal,
- unimpeachable,
- truehearted,
- proved,
- tried,
- high-principled,
- righteous,
- strong,
- honorable,
- true-blue,
- True-hearted,
- there,
- positive,
- true,
- decisive,
- okay,
- upright,
- candid,
- definite,
- impeccable,
- tried-and-true,
- determined.
• understandable (adjective)
- reasonable,
- acceptable,
- forgivable.
• unoriginal (adjective)
- musty,
- derivative,
- imitative,
- shopworn,
- stereotype,
- timeworn,
- counterfeit.
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- it’s (only) to be expected,
- not unnaturally.
• anticipated (noun)
- fore.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- forecast,
- omen,
- portend,
- no,
- scenario,
- intuition,
- gut,
- sink,
- visionary,
- palm,
- bode,
- foresight,
- herald,
- intuit,
- projection,
- writing,
- cross,
- death knell,
- intuitive,
- anticipated,
- to be expected,
- unreasoning,
- clairvoyant,
- give,
- predictive,
- nasty,
- second sight,
- straw,
- far-sighted,
- prediction,
- read,
- prophesy,
- palmistry,
- signpost,
- predictably,
- premonition,
- sinister,
- psychic,
- augur,
- inkling,
- foretell,
- predict,
- follow,
- foreseeable,
- predictor,
- routine,
- instinct,
- likely,
- foreknowledge,
- hunch,
- shape,
- crystal ball,
- telepathy,
- prefigure,
- prophetic,
- bet,
- foreboding,
- prophecy,
- sixth sense,
- presage,
- bellwether,
- tell,
- ominous,
- portentous,
- envisage,
- foreshadow,
- predictability,
- prescient,
- divination,
- ill,
- spectre,
- money,
- second-guess,
- fortune,
- foresee,
- scent,
- augury,
- precognition.
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- unsurprising,
- unsurprisingly.
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- natural.
• consistent
- character.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- established,
- dependable,
- reputable,
- well-founded,
- promising,
- unimaginative,
- unwavering,
- general,
- infallible,
- unadventurous,
- stereotypic,
- old,
- trusty,
- conformist,
- foreordained,
- presumptive,
- hopeful,
- unvarying,
- banal,
- hackneyed,
- trusted,
- set,
- frequent,
- ordinary,
- fixed,
- trite,
- invariable,
- conversant,
- be expected,
- workaday,
- doomed,
- consistent,
- steady,
- staunch,
- conventional,
- responsible,
- invincible,
- same,
- sound,
- safe,
- unflinching,
- customary,
- uniform,
- substantial,
- normal,
- time-honoured,
- surefire,
- Faithworthy,
- conservative,
- predetermined,
- standard,
- imperturbable,
- fast,
- well-grounded,
- secure,
- honest,
- conscientious,
- firm,
- Precognizable,
- liable,
- balanced,
- trustworthy,
- well-balanced,
- honourable,
- solid,
- Predicable,
- in the cards,
- foregone,
- principled,
- unremarkable,
- traditional,
- square,
- loyal,
- anticipatable,
- probable,
- Familiar,
- steadfast,
- unswerving,
- wonted,
- well-known,
- undeviating,
- unshakable,
- sure,
- faithful,
- unflappable,
- habitual,
- punctilious,
- believable,
- stock,
- verisimilar,
- regular,
- everyday,
- credible,
- Foreknowable,
- unfailing,
- usual,
- cool,
- certain,
- methodical,
- fair,
- unchanging,
- common,
- corny,
- fated,
- prosaic,
- unexceptional,
- odds-on,
- typical,
- obvious,
- stable,
- on the cards,
- run-of-the-mill,
- constant,
- fiducial,
- apt,
- good,
- commonplace,
- presumable,
- chronic,
- accustomed.
How to use «Predictable» in context?
The word «predictable» is typically used to describe somebody or something that is reasonable to expect. The word often implies that something is not very exciting or unusual. Predictability can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how it is used. For example, if a event is always predictable, it can be easy to avoid or predict. However, if a predictable event is also exciting or unique, it can be a pleasant surprise. Predictability can also be a good thing when it comes to planning. For example, if someone knows what to expect when they go to a restaurant, they can plan their meal accordingly.
Paraphrases for Predictable:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
foreseeable, Predicable.
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Proper noun, singular
foreseeable.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
unpredictable.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
clear, clear-cut, credible, dependable, explicit, foregone, identifiable, likely, obvious, predictive, preventable, projected, prospective, trustworthy, unexpected, unforeseeable, well-defined, forecasted, knee-jerk.
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Adverb
predictably.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
reliable, repeatable, stable.
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Proper noun, singular
predictability.
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Noun, singular or mass
predictability, repeatable.
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Adjective
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Resources
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- PREDICTABLE synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
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as usual, conventional, familiar, habitual, normal, en.synonym.one, presumed, required, accountable, anticipated, ascertainable, calculable, computable, en.synonym.one, conventional, customary, estimable, expected, familiar, foreseen, habitual, likely, methodical, normal, predicted, prepared for, presumed, reflex, regular, required, routine, standard, usual.
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