unpredictable
[ uhn-pri-dik-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
noun
something that is unpredictable: the unpredictables of life.
Origin of unpredictable
1First recorded in 1855–60; un-1 + predictable
Other words for unpredictable
Other words from unpredictable
- un·pre·dict·a·bil·i·ty, un·pre·dict·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·pre·dict·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for unpredictable
unpredictable
/ (ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl) /
adjective
not capable of being predicted; changeable
Derived forms of unpredictable
- unpredictability or unpredictableness, noun
- unpredictably, adverb
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