unpredictable

ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl̩

Definition

Definition of unpredictable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

uncertain outcomenot able to be predicted or foreseen

The weather here is unpredictable.
Traffic patterns here are unpredictable.
His mood was unpredictable after the diagnosis.

capricious

erratic

unforeseeable

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unpredictable as the weather

adj.

very changeable and hard to predict

Her moods are unpredictable as the weather, making it hard to understand her.

Origin of unpredictable

Latin, un- (not) + predict (foretell)

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at odd times

adv.

routine

happening occasionally, at unpredictable intervals, not on a fixed schedule

full of surprises

adj.

surprise

unpredictable or unexpected in nature

anybody's guess

uncertainty

something that is uncertain or unpredictable

box of chocolates

uncertainty

situation with unpredictable outcomes

fickle

adj.

changeable

liable to sudden unpredictable change

have a mind of one's own

unpredictable behavior

seem to act with a will of its own, often misbehaving

inconsistency

behavior

unpredictable or irregular behavior

it's all rather hit-or-miss

exp.

unpredictability

describe something with unpredictable success or failure

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French:imprévisible, ...
German:Unvorhersehbar, ...
Italian:imprevedibile, ...
Spanish:impredecible, ...
Portuguese:imprevisível, ...
Chinese:难以预测的, ...
Japanese:予測できない, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُتَوَقَّع, ...
Hebrew:בִּלְתִּי צָפוּי, ...
Russian:непредсказуемый, ...
Ukrainian:непередбачуваний, ...
Hindi:अप्रत्याशित, ...
Bengali:অননুমেয়, ...
Catalan:imprevisible, ...
Czech:nepředvídatelný, ...
Danish:uforudsigelig, ...
Dutch:onvoorspelbaar, ...
Greek:απρόβλεπτος, ...
Hungarian:kiszámíthatatlan, ...
Khmer:មិនអាចទាយទុកជាមុនបាន, ...
Korean:예측할 수 없는, ...
Persian:پیش‌بینی‌ناپذیر, ...
Polish:nieprzewidywalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):imprevisível, ...
Romanian:imprevizibil, ...
Swedish:oförutsägbar, ...
Thai:คาดเดาไม่ได้, ...
Turkish:öngörülemez, ...
Vietnamese:khó lường, ...

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