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unpredictable

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un·pre·dict·a·ble  (npr-dkt-bl)
adj.
Difficult to foretell or foresee: unpredictable test results; unpredictable behavior.
n.
Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

unpre·dicta·bili·ty n.
unpre·dicta·bly adv.

unpredictable [ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl]
adj
not capable of being predicted; changeable
unpredictability , unpredictableness n
unpredictably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 advanceunpredictable - 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
sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids"

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

unpredictable [ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl] adj
[results, weather] → imprévisible
[person] → imprévisible

unpredictable
adjunvorhersehbar; resultnicht vorherzusagen pred, → nicht vorherzusagend attr; behaviour, person, weather, natureunberechenbar

unpredictable [ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl] adjimprevedibile

unpredictable لا يمكن التنبؤ به nepředvídatelný uforudsigelig unvorhersehbar απρόβλεπτος imprevisible arvaamaton imprévisible nepredvidljiv imprevedibile 予測できない 예측할 수 없는 onvoorspelbaar uforutsigbar nieprzewidywalny imprevisível непредсказуемый oförutsägbar ทำนายไม่ได้ ne yapacağı belli olmayan không thể đoán trước 不可预测的


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