Standard Lemma guide

unpredictably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N P R IH0 D IH1 K T AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unpredictable way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an erratic unpredictable manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • economic changes are proceeding erratically

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: erratically

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unpredictable Middle English -ly English -ly English unpredictably From unpredictable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: unvorsehbar — in an unpredictable way
  • Icelandic: ólíkindalega — in an unpredictable way
  • Polish: nieprzewidywalnie — in an unpredictable way
  • Polish: nieobliczalnie — in an unpredictable way