unpredictableun‧pre‧dict‧a‧ble /ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl◂/ ●○○ AWL adjective 
- Britain is well known for its unpredictable weather.
- Mayoral elections are usually unpredictable, highly dependent on the particular appeal of personalities and the ability to form coalitions.
- The situation in the region's poorest country remains volatile and highly unpredictable.
- A human being is unpredictable whether he is a national resident or a migrant: we have to live with that.
- At the other end of the table, the finishing order is unpredictable.
- Creatures born in the rugged environments of arctic climes must deal with the unpredictable variations that nature is always throwing at them.
- It is that constant and that unpredictable.
- Long drawn out and unpredictable as the process may be, it has one great advantage for the policy-maker.
- Mark Waite of Sugarlands, Texas, does commercial litigation, which is the most grueling and unpredictable legal work.
- The hours were long and unpredictable compared with the brisk efficiency of the House.
not able to be predicted► can't say/tell informal to be unable to say or predict what will happen: can't say/tell how/what/whether: · The doctors can't say whether he will recover at this stage.· I don't know if we'll stay together or not. I can't tell how I'll be feeling in a month's time.
► unpredictable something that is unpredictable is impossible to predict because the situation changes a lot and has no regular pattern: · Britain is well known for its unpredictable weather.· Mayoral elections are usually unpredictable, highly dependent on the particular appeal of personalities and the ability to form coalitions.highly unpredictable: · The situation in the region's poorest country remains volatile and highly unpredictable.
► unforeseeable a situation or event, especially a bad one, that is unforeseeable could not have been predicted because it is the result of unusually bad luck: · What happened the following weekend was as unforeseeable as a plane falling on your house.· The circumstances which combined to cause this accident were unforeseeable.
► it remains to be seen use this to show that you are unable or unwilling to say what will happen, and so people have to wait and see: · "What is your next film going to be about?" "Well, that remains to be seen."· What remains to be seen now is whether it is too late to save the rainforests.it remains to be seen how/when/if etc: · It remains to be seen how many senior citizens will actually benefit from this new plan.
ADVERB► as· Because it was Ivanisevic, the final was as unpredictable as the man.· But I was never as unpredictable as Clarisa, and eventually that had driven me and Paquita into the same camp.· The game at the Manor was just as close; just as unpredictable.· Besides, your readers' behavior is as unpredictable as their eating habits or love lives.· Its course was as unpredictable as its volume.
► so· The weather is so unpredictable that only those who are well equipped and experienced walkers should attempt the high tops.· They need to maintain a sense that the world is not so unpredictable.· But rain has fallen here, too, in that arbitrary way which makes life so unpredictable.· The Town Moor draw's favours are so unpredictable that you may as well stick to choosing a horse for its name alone.
► very· That pressure is making the future of many rural primary schools very unpredictable.· A heavy downpour before the start left the pitch covered with puddles, which made the behaviour of the ball very unpredictable.· Here the outcome is still very unpredictable, with few precedents to follow.
nounpredictionpredictability ≠ unpredictabilitypredictoradjectivepredictable ≠ unpredictablepredictiveverbpredictadverbpredictably ≠ unpredictably
unpredictable weather