adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Unable to be predicted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonpredictable, vagabond
Antonyms: predictable
Narrower terms: temperamental
2
noun
Meaning 2
An unpredictable thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
not capable of being foretold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: predictable
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not occurring at expected times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: irregular
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
unknown in advance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English predict Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable English unpredictable From un- + predictable.
Across languages
Translations
47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
անկանխատեսելի
(ankanxateseli)
— unable to be predicted
Belarusian:
непрадказа́льны
(njepradkazálʹny)
— unable to be predicted
Bulgarian:
непредсказу́ем
(nepredskazúem)
— unable to be predicted
Catalan:
imprevisible
— unable to be predicted
Chinese Mandarin:
不可預知的 /不可预知的
(bùkě yùzhī de)
— unable to be predicted
Czech:
nepředvídatelný
— unable to be predicted
Danish:
uforudsigelig
— unable to be predicted
Dutch:
onvoorspelbaar
— unable to be predicted
Finnish:
ennalta-arvaamaton
— unable to be predicted
Finnish:
ennustamaton
— unable to be predicted
Finnish:
odottamaton
— unable to be predicted
French:
imprévisible
— unable to be predicted
German:
unvorhersagbar
— unable to be predicted
Hebrew:
בלתי צפוי
(bílti tsafúy)
— unable to be predicted
Hungarian:
kiszámíthatatlan
— unable to be predicted
Icelandic:
óútreiknanlegur
— unable to be predicted
Icelandic:
ófyrirsjáanlegur
— unable to be predicted
Italian:
imprevedibile
— unable to be predicted
Japanese:
予測できない
(yosoku dekinai)
— unable to be predicted
Japanese:
先が見えない
(saki ga mienai)
— unable to be predicted
Korean:
예측할 수 없다
(yecheukhal su eopda)
— unable to be predicted
Macedonian:
непредвидлив
(nepredvidliv)
— unable to be predicted
Māori:
matawhawhati
— unable to be predicted
Māori:
kumukumu
— unable to be predicted
Norwegian Bokmål:
uforutsigbar
— unable to be predicted
Persian:
غیر قابل پیشبینی
(ġeyr-e qâbel-e piš-bini)
— unable to be predicted
Polish:
nieprzewidywalny
— unable to be predicted
Portuguese:
imprevisível
— unable to be predicted
Romanian:
neprevizibil
— unable to be predicted
Romanian:
impredictibil
— unable to be predicted
Romanian:
imprevizibil
— unable to be predicted
Russian:
непредсказу́емый
(nepredskazújemyj)
— unable to be predicted
Serbo-Croatian:
непредвѝдљив
— unable to be predicted
Serbo-Croatian:
nepredvìdljiv
— unable to be predicted
Slovak:
nepredvídateľný
— unable to be predicted
Slovene:
nepredvidljiv
— unable to be predicted
Spanish:
impredecible
— unable to be predicted
Swedish:
oförutsägbar
— unable to be predicted
Ukrainian:
непередба́чуваний
(neperedbáčuvanyj)
— unable to be predicted
Chinese Mandarin:
不可預知的事情
— unpredictable thing
Chinese Mandarin:
不可预知的事情
(bù kě yùzhī de shìqíng)
— unpredictable thing
Finnish:
yllätys
— unpredictable thing
French:
imprévisible
— unpredictable thing
German:
Unvorhersehbares
— unpredictable thing
Hebrew:
בלתי צפוי
(bílti tsafúy)
— unpredictable thing
Italian:
imprevisto
— unpredictable thing
Japanese:
一寸先は闇
(issunsaki ha yami)
— unpredictable thing