Unpredictable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not capable of being foretold

unknown in advance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpɹɪdˈɪktəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpɹɪdˈɪktəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpɹɪdˈɪktəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnpɹɪdˈɪktəbəl/.

Examples

an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

irregular

Antonyms

predictable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not capable of being foretold
adjective	unknown in advance “an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future”
adjective	not occurring at expected times

Word Forms

unpredictability	noun	lacking predictability
irregularity	noun	irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unvorhersehbar

nicht vorhersehbar

🇫🇷French

imprévisible

impossible à prédire

🇪🇸Spanish

imprevisible

no es capaz de ser predicho

🇮🇹Italian

imprevedibile

non suscettibile di essere previsto

🇳🇱Dutch

onvoorspelbaar

niet voorspelbaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

imprevisível

não é capaz de ser previsto

🇷🇺Russian

непредсказуемый

невозможно предсказать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अप्रत्याशित

भविष्यवाणी करने में सक्षम नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অনির্দেশ্য

ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করতে সক্ষম নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கணிக்க முடியாதது

முன்னறிவிக்கும் திறன் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అనూహ్యమైన

ముందుగా చెప్పగల సామర్థ్యం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अप्रत्याशित

भाकीत करण्यास सक्षम नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અણધારી

આગાહી કરવામાં સક્ષમ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ

ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ಹೇಳಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവചനാതീതമായ

പ്രവചിക്കാൻ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ

ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متوقع

پیش گوئی کرنے کے قابل نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可预测的

无法被预言

🇯🇵Japanese

予測不可能な

予言することができない

🇰🇷Korean

예측할 수 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể đoán trước

không thể nói trước được

🇹🇭Thai

คาดเดาไม่ได้

ไม่สามารถบอกล่วงหน้าได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak dapat diprediksi

tidak mampu diramalkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mahuhulaan

hindi kayang hulaan

🇲🇾Malay

tidak dapat diramalkan

tidak mampu untuk diramalkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يمكن التنبؤ به

لا يمكن التنبؤ بها

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل پیش بینی

قابل پیشگویی نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

öngörülemez

önceden tahmin edilemeyen

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי צפוי

לא ניתן לחזות מראש

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unpredictable'?

The primary meaning of 'unpredictable' is 'not capable of being foretold'.

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Using 'unpredictable' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unpredictable' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unpredictable' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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