adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A predictable thing. uncommon

Adjective

1. 1
   Able to be predicted. not-comparable

   "a predictable mathematical pattern"

Adjective

1. 1
   capable of being foretold wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

foreseeableanticipatableanticipatedaptbalancedcalculable

Antonyms

All antonyms

surprisenon-predictablenonpredictableobscure

Example

More examples

"This source is dependable and predictable, but more research is still needed in this area."

Etymology

From predict + -able.

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