Synonyms for unpredictable
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Volatile
volatile, capricious, mercurial, irregular, freakish, weathery, erratic, changeable
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unable to be predicted.
Example sentences
- volatile The situation in Morocco is actually very volatile.
- irregular Rainfall in Algeria has become rare and irregular.
- capricious Everyone is entitled to be capricious now and then.
- vagabond The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unpredictable | rising | |
| volatile | steady | |
| irregular | falling | |
| mercurial | steady | |
| capricious | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- erratic3
- 8 letters
- volatile3, vagabond3, freakish, aleatory5, weathery
- 9 letters
- irregular4, mercurial4, equivocal4
- 10 letters
- capricious3, changeable3
- 13 letters
- unforeseeable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erratic3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- imprévisible
- Italiano
- imprevedibile
- Español
- imprevisible
- Deutsch
- unberechenbar