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un- +‎ predictable

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unpredictable (comparative more unpredictable, superlative most unpredictable)

  1. Unable to be predicted.
    Synonym: (far less common) nonpredictable
    Antonym: predictable
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 146:
      Sharks are not unpredictable; for the most part, they do exactly what an apex predator is expected to do.

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unpredictable (plural unpredictables)

  1. An unpredictable thing.
    • 1960, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Motor Vehicle Safety: Hearing..., page 12:
      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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