unpredictable

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ 🇺🇸 /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not able to be foreseen or known in advance; not predictable.; Liable to change suddenly and without warning; erratic or capricious in behavior.; Not following a regular or expected pattern; irregular.
  2. noun
    A person or thing that is unpredictable.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more unpredictable Superlative: most unpredictable

Collocations

highly unpredictablecompletely unpredictableunpredictable weatherunpredictable resultsunpredictable behaviorunpredictable outcome

Derivatives

unpredictabilityunpredictablypredictpredictionpredictablepredictablypredictability

Synonyms

erraticvolatilecapriciousfickleuncertainrandom

Antonyms

predictablestableconsistentreliable

Commonly confused

uncertain
EN: 'Uncertain' refers to a lack of knowledge or confidence about something; 'unpredictable' means something cannot be forecasted regardless of available information.
random
EN: 'Random' implies no pattern or purpose; 'unpredictable' means difficult to foresee but may still follow hidden patterns.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'unpredictable' contains 'predict' with a 'c' before the 't' — a common error is writing 'unpredicatable' by transposing the 't' and 'a'.

💬 Examples

  1. The weather in this region is highly unpredictable during the spring months.

  2. Her unpredictable moods made it difficult for her colleagues to work with her.

  3. The stock market has been unpredictable since the economic crisis began.

  4. In the tournament, the young player was the unpredictable that no one saw coming.