nonpredictable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ UK /ˌnɒnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not able to be predicted; unpredictable

The weather there is famously nonpredictable.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not able to be predicted;... unpredictableunforeseeableerratic random capricious

Opposites

predictable foreseeable

Word family

Related forms predictable predict

Etymology

From non- ('not') + predictable, from Latin praedicere ('to foretell'), from prae- ('before') + dicere ('to say').

non Latin praedicere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# nonpredictable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/

## Meanings
1. not able to be predicted; unpredictable

## Examples
- The weather there is famously nonpredictable.

## Synonyms
- unpredictable
- unforeseeable
- erratic
- random
- capricious

## Antonyms
- predictable
- foreseeable

## Related Forms
- predictable
- predict

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: praedicere

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + predictable, from Latin praedicere ('to foretell'), from prae- ('before') + dicere ('to say').

## AI Etymology
Nonpredictable is from non- ('not') + predictable, from Latin praedicere ('to foretell'), from prae- ('before') + dicere ('to say'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and praedicere (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not able to be predicted; unpredictable. The wider family includes related words such as predictable and predict.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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