"unpredictable" meaning in English

See unpredictable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unpredictable [comparative], most unpredictable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + predictable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|predictable}} un- + predictable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unpredictable (comparative more unpredictable, superlative most unpredictable)
  1. Unable to be predicted. Synonyms: nonpredictable Derived forms: unpredictability, unpredictableness, unpredictably Related terms: unpredicted, unpredictive Translations (unable to be predicted): անկանխատեսելի (ankanxateseli) (Armenian), непрадказа́льны (njepradkazálʹny) (Belarusian), непредсказу́ем (nepredskazúem) (Bulgarian), imprevisible (Catalan), 不可預知的 (Chinese Mandarin), 不可预知的 (bùkě yùzhī de) (Chinese Mandarin), nepředvídatelný (Czech), uforudsigelig (Danish), onvoorspelbaar (Dutch), ennalta-arvaamaton (Finnish), ennustamaton (Finnish), odottamaton (Finnish), imprévisible (French), unvorhersagbar (German), בלתי צפוי (bílti tsafúy) (Hebrew), kiszámíthatatlan (Hungarian), óútreiknanlegur (Icelandic), ófyrirsjáanlegur (Icelandic), imprevedibile [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 予測できない (yosoku dekinai) (alt: よそくできない) (Japanese), 先が見えない (saki ga mienai) (alt: さきがみえない) (Japanese), 예측할 수 없다 (yecheukhal su eopda) (Korean), непредвидлив (nepredvidliv) (Macedonian), matawhawhati (Maori), kumukumu (Maori), uforutsigbar (Norwegian Bokmål), غیر قابل پیشبینی (ğeyr-e qâbel-e piš-bini) (Persian), nieprzewidywalny (Polish), imprevisível (Portuguese), neprevizibil (Romanian), impredictibil (Romanian), imprevizibil (Romanian), непредсказу́емый (nepredskazújemyj) (Russian), непредвѝдљив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nepredvìdljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nepredvídateľný (Slovak), nepredvidljiv (Slovene), impredecible (Spanish), oförutsägbar (Swedish), непередба́чуваний (neperedbáčuvanyj) (Ukrainian)
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Noun

Forms: unpredictables [plural]
Etymology: From un- + predictable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|predictable}} un- + predictable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unpredictable (plural unpredictables)
  1. An unpredictable thing. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (unpredictable thing): 不可預知的事情 (Chinese Mandarin), 不可预知的事情 (bù kě yùzhī de shìqíng) (Chinese Mandarin), yllätys (Finnish), imprévisible (French), Unvorhersehbares [neuter] (German), בלתי צפוי (bílti tsafúy) (Hebrew), imprevisto [masculine] (Italian), 一寸先は闇 (issunsaki ha yami) (Japanese)
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      "word": "unpredictability"
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          "ref": "1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 146:",
          "text": "Sharks are not unpredictable; for the most part, they do exactly what an apex predator is expected to do.",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ankanxateseli",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "անկանխատեսելի"
    },
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "njepradkazálʹny",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "непрадказа́льны"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepredskazúem",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "непредсказу́ем"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "imprevisible"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "不可預知的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùkě yùzhī de",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "不可预知的"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "nepředvídatelný"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "uforudsigelig"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "onvoorspelbaar"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "ennalta-arvaamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "ennustamaton"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "odottamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "imprévisible"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "unvorhersagbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bílti tsafúy",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "בלתי צפוי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "kiszámíthatatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "óútreiknanlegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "ófyrirsjáanlegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "imprevedibile"
    },
    {
      "alt": "よそくできない",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yosoku dekinai",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "予測できない"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さきがみえない",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "saki ga mienai",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "先が見えない"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yecheukhal su eopda",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "예측할 수 없다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nepredvidliv",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "непредвидлив"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "matawhawhati"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "kumukumu"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "uforutsigbar"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ğeyr-e qâbel-e piš-bini",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "غیر قابل پیشبینی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "nieprzewidywalny"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "imprevisível"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "neprevizibil"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "nepredskazújemyj",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "непредсказу́емый"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
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      "word": "непредвѝдљив"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "nepredvìdljiv"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "nepredvídateľný"
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "nepredvidljiv"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "impredecible"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "oförutsägbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neperedbáčuvanyj",
      "sense": "unable to be predicted",
      "word": "непередба́чуваний"
    }
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  "word": "unpredictable"
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          "ref": "1960, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Motor Vehicle Safety: Hearing..., page 12:",
          "text": "Other unpredictables, like the recent unexpected blizzards and those of 2 years ago, or a hurricane can cost us many thousands of dollars, and have a severe impact on equipment and facilities.",
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      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "word": "不可預知的事情"
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    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bù kě yùzhī de shìqíng",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "word": "不可预知的事情"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "word": "yllätys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "word": "imprévisible"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Unvorhersehbares"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "bílti tsafúy",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "word": "בלתי צפוי"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "imprevisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "issunsaki ha yami",
      "sense": "unpredictable thing",
      "word": "一寸先は闇"
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