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Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.
Patricia Cornwell

Meaning of "unpredictable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPREDICTABLE

unpredictable  [ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPREDICTABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unpredictable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPREDICTABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unpredictable

Unpredictable may refer to: ▪ Unpredictable, 2000 ▪ Unpredictable, 2005 ▪ "Unpredictable", the title song ▪ Unpredictable, 1997 ▪ Unpredictable, 1977 ▪ "Unpredictable", a song by Keshia Chanté from Keshia Chanté ▪ "Unpredictable", an episode of Eureka...

Definition of unpredictable in the English dictionary

The definition of unpredictable in the dictionary is not capable of being predicted; changeable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPREDICTABLE


collectable
kəˈlɛktəbəl
connectable
kəˈnektəbəl
constructible
kənˈstrʌktəbəl
delectable
dɪˈlɛktəbəl
electable
ɪˈlektəbəl
extractable
ɪkˈstræktəbəl
indestructible
ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbəl
indetectable
ˌɪndɪˈtɛktəbəl
ineluctable
ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl
inflictable
ɪnˈflɪktəbəl
injectable
ɪnˈdʒektəbəl
intractable
ɪnˈtræktəbəl
perfectible
pəˈfɛktəbəl
predictable
prɪˈdɪktəbəl
resectable
rɪˈsektəbəl
respectable
rɪˈspɛktəbəl
retractable
rɪˈtræktəbəl
selectable
sɪˈlɛktəbəl
tractable
ˈtræktəbəl
undetectable
ˌʌndɪˈtektəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPREDICTABLE

unpreach
unprecedented
unprecedentedly
unpredict
unpredictability
unpredictableness
unpredictably
unpreferred
unpregnant
unprejudiced
unprejudicedly
unprelatical
unpremeditated
unpremeditatedly
unpremeditation
unpreoccupied
unprepare
unprepared
unpreparedly
unpreparedness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPREDICTABLE

able
acceptable
accountable
adjustable
charitable
comfortable
inevitable
notable
on the table
palatable
portable
printable
profitable
stable
suitable
table
timetable
uncomfortable
unforgettable
unstable
vegetable

Synonyms and antonyms of unpredictable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNPREDICTABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unpredictable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unpredictable

Translation of «unpredictable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPREDICTABLE

Find out the translation of unpredictable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unpredictable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unpredictable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不可预测的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

imprevisible
570 millions of speakers

English

unpredictable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रत्याशित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا يـُمْكِنُ التَنَبُّؤُ بِه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непредсказуемый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imprevisível
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিশ্চিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imprévisible
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dapat diramalkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unvorhersehbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予測できない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예측할 수 없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unpredictable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể đoán trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்பாராத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रत्याशित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öngörülemeyen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

imprevedibile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprzewidywalny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непередбачуваний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imprevizibil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απρόβλεπτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onvoorspelbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oförutsägbar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uforutsigbar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unpredictable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPREDICTABLE»

The term «unpredictable» is very widely used and occupies the 19.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPREDICTABLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unpredictable» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unpredictable» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unpredictable

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNPREDICTABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unpredictable.
1
Diane Ackerman
Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.
2
Julian Barnes
The ways in which a book, once read, stays (and changes) in the reader's mind are unpredictable.
3
Gregory Bateson
It is, I claim, nonsense to say that it does not matter which individual man acted as the nucleus for the change. It is precisely this that makes history unpredictable into the future.
4
Kathleen Battle
I bring my classical training - some of it, but not all of it - and also my background and culture, to spirituals. And I try to leave room for that unpredictable factor, where the feeling of the song is allowed to come through. The same ethos can be applied to singing Mozart, or Schubert, or Bach. It's not just about what's on the page.
5
Melissa Benoist
I have a very optimistic view of my future right now. I'm very excited to see where it goes, but I try not to make plans just because I know how unpredictable life can be. Especially the life of an actor, and especially the life of an actor on 'Glee.' I just want to be happy and healthy and surrounded by people I love, as cheesy as it sounds.
6
Benny Blanco
I let the song come to me. Then that thing comes to you, and you just know what that thing is. Music isn't like a 9-to-5 job. You never know. It's just the most unpredictable thing.
7
Kate Braverman
Male critics and men in the publishing industry want from their women writers what they want from their wives. I'm interested in presenting characters that are more challenging, threatening, complicated and unpredictable.
8
Margaret Chan
For the first time in history we can track the evolution of a pandemic in real time. Influenza viruses are notorious for their rapid mutation and unpredictable behaviour.
9
Clayton Christensen
The basic idea that marketing is wrong at its core is one of the main reasons why innovation seems blocked and unpredictable.
10
Patricia Cornwell
Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPREDICTABLE»

Discover the use of unpredictable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unpredictable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unpredictable
Posing as a psychic in order to sabotage her ex-boyfriend's new relationship, Sophie experiences more fun than she had realized while mastering the tricks of the psychic trade, an endeavor during which she struggles to choose between her ...
Eileen Cook, 2008
2
Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational ...
In this book Peterson clarifies the pastoral vocation by turning to the book of Jonah, in which he finds a captivating, subversive story that can help pastors recover their "vocational holiness".
Eugene H. Peterson, 1994
3
In the Wake of Chaos: Unpredictable Order in Dynamical Systems
In this timely book, Stephen Kellert takes the first sustained look at the broad intellectual and philosophical questions raised by recent advances in chaos theory—its implications for science as a source of knowledge and for the very ...
Stephen H. Kellert, 1993
4
Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of ...
This book is an entertaining and accessible foray into the world of earthquake prediction, one that illuminates the unique challenges of predicting the unpredictable.
Susan Hough, 2009
5
Unpredictable Tragedy
Unpredictable Tragedy is the tale of an upper middle class family who's oldest son innocently gets involved with dangerous people.
Myrna A. Ehlin, 2003
6
Unpredictable
Bren Mickler wishes for a simpler route to the future, so she has her palm read at the county fair.
Tess Kindig, 2001
7
An Unpredictable Gospel: American Evangelicals and World ...
Jay Case examines the efforts of American evangelical missionaries, arguing that if they were agents of imperialism they were poor ones. Western missionaries had a dismal record of converting non-Westerners to Christianity.
Jay Riley Case, 2012
8
The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World
It is a revealing paradox. The impli­cations are explosive and they obliterate every common-sense notion we have about strategy and planning. The Click Moment is about two very simple but highly provocative ideas.
Frans Johansson, 2012
9
Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the ...
On the contrary: it had just begun. In An Unimaginable World, pastor and bestselling author John Ortberg reveals how Jesus has impacted civilization as a whole and individual human hearts.
John Ortberg, 2012
10
The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting ...
Both persuasive and accessible, The Physics of Wall Street is riveting history that will change how we think about our economic future.
James Owen Weatherall, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPREDICTABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unpredictable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bill filed to end unpredictable work schedules
The Schedules That Work Act addresses unpredictable and rigid scheduling practices like putting workers on call with no guarantee of work, scheduling them for ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
2
ARIANA FERENTINOU > 'An unpredictable Marxist'
An “unpredictable Marxist” by his own description, Varoufakis was already known among the supporters of Syriza as a theoretician with clear and clever ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
3
Chex Mix® Celebrates Life's Deliciously Unpredictable Fun With …
Campaign launches with the Chex Mix Deliciously Unpredictable Road Trip featuring TV personality Alfonso Ribeiro and Vine stars The Eh Bee Family. «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
4
Police name an “unpredictable” wanted man, but warn “don't …
There is a warrant to arrest the 30-year-old for breach of his parole conditions and he is considered unpredictable and not to be approached. Imlach is ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Unpredictable man wanted by police
Poni Malcolm Temoho is wanted by police. He is considered unpredictable and not to be approached. Bay of Plenty Police communications manager Kim Perks ... «SunLive, Jun 15»
6
Watch Celeste Buckingham Handle the 'Unpredictable' in New …
I wanted to create something that would be relatable to everyone going through something unpredictable in their lives. "We all want a way out," she continues, ... «Billboard, Jun 15»
7
Evolution Is Unpredictable and Irreversible, Penn Biologists Show
A study by University of Pennsylvania biologists now provides evidence Gould was correct, at the molecular level: Evolution is both unpredictable and ... «Penn: Office of University Communications, Jun 15»
8
Police hunt 'unpredictable' Greenough prison escapee
He is considered unpredictable and should not be approached by members of the public. Advertisement. Regional Investigations Unit officers ask that anyone ... «WA today, Jun 15»
9
John Slattery On 'Mad Men' End: “It's Both Unpredictable And Totally …
It's both unpredictable and I think totally organic to the story that's come before. It's remarkably well connected to the beginning of the series and the whole series ... «Deadline, May 15»
10
Police find man described as “armed, dangerous and unpredictable
LAGRANGE COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) Police located a man considered to be armed, dangerous and unpredictable about an hour after putting out an alert asking ... «WANE, Apr 15»

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