Definition of 'unpredictable'
adjective
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unpredictable in British English
adjective
not capable of being predicted; changeable
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Derived forms
unpredictability (ˌunpreˌdictaˈbility) or unpredictableness (ˌunpreˈdictableness) noun
unpredictably (ˌunpreˈdictably)
adverb
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unpredictable in American English
(ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl)
noun
SYNONYMS 1. erratic, fitful, variable, uncertain.2.
something that is unpredictable
the unpredictables of life
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unpredictability or unpredictableness noun
unpredictably
adverb
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unpredictable
British English: unpredictable
/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl/ ADJECTIVE
If someone or something is unpredictable, you cannot tell what they are going to do or how they are going to behave.
Our weather is unpredictable.
- American English: unpredictable /ʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/
- Arabic: لا يـُمْكِنُ التَنَبُّؤُ بِه
- Brazilian Portuguese: imprevisível
- Chinese: 不可预测的
- Croatian: nepredvidljiv
- Czech: nepředvídatelný
- Danish: uforudsigelig
- Dutch: onvoorspelbaar
- European Spanish: imprevisible
- Finnish: arvaamaton
- French: imprévisible
- German: unvorhersehbar
- Greek: απρόβλεπτος
- Italian: imprevedibile
- Japanese: 予測できない
- Korean: 예측할 수 없는
- Norwegian: uforutsigbar
- Polish: nieprzewidywalny
- European Portuguese: imprevisível
- Romanian: imprevizibil
- Russian: непредсказуемый
- Latin American Spanish: imprevisible
- Swedish: oförutsägbar
- Thai: ไม่สามารถคาดการณ์ได้
- Turkish: ne yapacağı belli olmayan
- Ukrainian: непередбачуваний
- Vietnamese: không thể đoán trước
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