unpredictable

un·pre·dict·a·ble

 (ŭn′prĭ-dĭk′tə-bəl)

adj.

Difficult to foretell or foresee: unpredictable test results; unpredictable behavior.

n.

Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

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un′pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.

un′pre·dict′a·bly adv.

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unpredictable

(ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl)

adj

not capable of being predicted; changeable

ˌunpreˌdictaˈbility, ˌunpreˈdictableness n

ˌunpreˈdictably adv

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un•pre•dict•a•ble

(ˌʌn prɪˈdɪk tə bəl)

adj.

1. not predictable; variable, uncertain, or erratic.

n.

2. something that is unpredictable.

[1855–60]

un`pre•dict`a•bil′i•ty, n.

un`pre•dict′a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unpredictable - not capable of being foretold uncertain - not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" predictable - capable of being foretold
	2.	unpredictable - unknown in advance; "an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future" indeterminable, undeterminable - not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained
	3.	unpredictable - not occurring at expected times irregular sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"

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unpredictable

adjective extraordinary, erratic, changeable, variable, chance, random, doubtful, unstable, unreliable, fickle, hit-and-miss (informal), iffy (informal), hit-or-miss (informal), unforeseeable, inconstant, fluky (informal) Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather
reliable, predictable, unchanging, certain, stable, constant, steady, foreseeable, dependable

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unpredictable

adjective

Following no predictable pattern:

capricious, changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical.

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Translations

لا يـُمْكِنُ التَنَبُّؤُ بِه

nepředvídatelný

uforudsigelig

unvorhersagbarunvorhersehbar

απρόβλεπτος

impredecibleimprevisible

arvaamatonennalta arvaamatonennustamaton

imprévisible

בלתי צפוי

nepredvidljiv

imprevedibile

予測できない

예측할 수 없는

onvoorspelbaar

uforutsigbar

nieprzewidywalny

imprevisível

непредсказуемый

oförutsägbar

ไม่สามารถคาดการณ์ได้

ne yapacağı belli olmayan

không thể đoán trước

不可预测的

unpredictable

[ˈʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl] ADJ [event] → imprevisible; [situation] → impredecible, incierto; [weather] → variable; [person] → caprichoso, de reacción imprevisible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unpredictable

[ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəb^əl] adj

[results, weather] → imprévisible

[person] → imprévisible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unpredictable

adj → unvorhersehbar; result → nicht vorherzusagen pred, → nicht vorherzusagend attr; behaviour, person, weather, nature → unberechenbar

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unpredictable

[ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl] adj → imprevedibile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unpredictable

→ لا يـُمْكِنُ التَنَبُّؤُ بِه nepředvídatelný uforudsigelig unvorhersehbar απρόβλεπτος imprevisible arvaamaton imprévisible nepredvidljiv imprevedibile 予測できない 예측할 수 없는 onvoorspelbaar uforutsigbar nieprzewidywalny imprevisível непредсказуемый oförutsägbar ไม่สามารถคาดการณ์ได้ ne yapacağı belli olmayan không thể đoán trước 不可预测的

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