predictable

American  

[pri-dik-tuh-buhl] / prɪˈdɪk tə bəl /

adjective

1. able to be foretold or declared in advance.

   New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.

2. expected, especially on the basis of previous or known behavior.

   His complaints are so predictable.

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Other Word Forms

• nonpredictable adjective
• predictably adverb

Etymology

Origin of predictable

First recorded in 1815–25; predict ( def. ) + -able ( def. )

Example Sentences

Instead, protests spread, flights were cancelled and they found themselves stranded in a city that no longer felt predictable.

From BBC

They are so regular, in fact, that investors give them a name—crypto winter—that befits the belief that these downturns are as predictable as the seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal

Braking distances are horrifying but at least predictable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nowadays, however, the core assumption of predictable revenue has come under fire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Attitudes shifted in the 2010s, with the growth of high-speed internet, cloud computing and subscription-as-a-service business models, which offered the promise of predictable revenue streams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• certain