predictable
able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
expected, especially on the basis of previous or known behavior: His complaints are so predictable.
Origin of predictable
1Other words from predictable
- pre·dict·a·bly, adverb
- non·pre·dict·a·ble, adjective
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How to use predictable in a sentence
“This geyser’s usually really predictable, but she’s being a brat right now,” said an older woman to my left.
Yellowstone National Park Is a Geyser Wonderland | Emily Pennington | November 18, 2020 | Outside OnlineIn the long run, while polls can be biased, the bias isn’t predictable from cycle to cycle.
The Polls Weren’t Great. But That’s Pretty Normal. | Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com) | November 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIt’s a predictable outcome of the way Americans voted this year.
Red And Blue Shifts Happen. That’s Not Evidence Of Fraud. | Laura Bronner (laura.bronner@abc.com) | November 5, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightWhile tech-assisted insulation from the people around us can be lonely, it’s also convenient, safe and predictable.
Thumbs up for three new books that capture hitchhiking’s adventurous spirit | Jen Rose Smith | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostBeing able to throw off those runs has to happen so we’re not predictable while we have the core of the offense still revolving around Brennan, to make sure that moves on.
Virginia’s three-quarterback experiment will continue against No. 15 North Carolina | Gene Wang | October 29, 2020 | Washington Post
After a stern media backlash, Dunham decided to pay her opening acts and, predictably, all was forgiven.
Will White Feminists Finally Dump Lena Dunham? | Samantha Allen | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEither way, the Internet (obviously, predictably) went nuts: Your move, Hollywood.
Meet Your New ‘Hot Mugshot Guy’: Sean Kory, Fox News’ Public Enemy No. 1 | Marlow Stern | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo the power of the authenticating agent in the art world is predictably vast.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes? | Tom Sykes | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd things predictably totally leave the tracks as you head towards the end.
Biden, predictably, said “the answer is ‘no’ for two reasons.”
VP Biden Apologizes for Telling Truth About Turkey, Saudi and ISIS | Christopher Dickey | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe are moving steadily toward a regulatory system that provides needed protections fairly, predictably, and at minimum cost.
Simply because aggregates have always behaved predictably, I could not assume they always would.
Joy Ride | Mark Meadows
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