PREDICTABLE Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

predictable

adjective

Definition of predictable

as in expected

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Recent Examples of predictable Recycling plants require sufficient volumes of predictable, high-quality feedstock, meaning investment in collection, sorting and preprocessing must occur alongside investment in recycling capacity. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 The absence of rainfall that typically accompanies monsoon storms this time of year has resulted in wildfire operations needing to be more nimble to ignitions that are less and less predictable. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Legacy farming practices depend on predictable weather patterns, but today’s extreme weather requires effective, real-time interventions to keep farms economically viable and ecologically sustainable. — Jonathan Destler, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The producer David McConnell, who worked on Elliott’s final album, compares the typical song to racing around a track, hitting the same predictable markers over and over—verse, chorus, verse, chorus. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predictable

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Adjective

An expected 30 employees from NYDIG and 250 institutional client relationships will join BitGo, according to a person close to the matter.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
And Fins have a secondary so inexperienced the guys might need asbestos uniforms against the expected torching.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of expected

Adjective

The point is to make the brand’s Parisian identity travel throughout its 56 markets without turning it into a collection of familiar cues and clichés.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
In the campaign video, Kelce arrives at New York’s iconic The Plaza Hotel and greets a few familiar A-list faces before heading to his room to relax with an adorable, fluffy white dog.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of familiar

Adjective

Roster changes on other days would likely be common, with allowances for some routine transactions like waiver claims and excused absences, such as paternity leave.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
As with any student absence or off-campus activity during the school day, the district may address routine campus operational matters, including attendance, student safety and meal-service procedures.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of routine

Adjective

Subsequent research actually backed him up, finding that habitual calculator use before students had internalized basic arithmetic weakened their mental fluency and fact retrieval.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
But her kindly and supportive cop boyfriend Nick (Brandon Perea) rightly insists that the duo should perhaps move out of the house when Gemma’s habitual nightmares intensify.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of habitual

Adjective

So far this year, only three unremarkable tropical storms have formed in the Atlantic basin (Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal).

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Anyone who has ever spoken to a Palestinian would find most of Khalil’s political opinions unremarkable.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unremarkable

Adjective

If an otherwise unexceptional song on Mount Zero is nearing its conclusion, be prepared for an epilogue where Medlyn or Elphick clicks on the distortion.

— Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Despite his unexceptional loss, Pratt should be acknowledged as perhaps one of the most consequential local political figures in recent memory.

— Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026

Definition of unexceptional

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