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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not able to be predicted;... unpredictableunforeseeableerraticrandomcapricious ↔ Opposites predictableforeseeable Word family Related forms predictablepredict Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + predictable, from Latin praedicere ('to foretell'), from prae- ('before') + dicere ('to say'). non Latin praedicere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown