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unforeseeable

British  
/ ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːəbəl /

adjective

  1. not able to be foreseen or known beforehand

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"China is always, I think, unforeseeable in terms of the intensity of the competitive environment," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

They warn of all the unforeseeable disasters that will follow any given course of action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

The researchers further underline the need for coordinated global climate policies to drastically reduce emissions and safeguard human life on Earth from the unforeseeable effects of global warming.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

Unable to travel and fearful of what might happen to him next, he wrote the piece to communicate with an unforeseeable future.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

And, by an unforeseeable paradox, it was my career in the church that turned out, precisely, to be my gimmick.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin