predictable B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /pɹɪˈdɪktəbl̩/ See IPA manual Freq #10249 Meanings 1 adj Able to be known or guessed in advance because it happens in a regular way. The bus follows a predictable schedule, so I am never late. 2 adj Behaving or turning out exactly as expected, often in a dull or unoriginal way. The movie's ending was completely predictable. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites non-predictablenonpredictableunpredictable Etymology AI details From predict + -able. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # predictable **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɹɪˈdɪktəbl̩/ **Frequency rank:** 10249 ## Meanings 1. Able to be known or guessed in advance because it happens in a regular way. 2. Behaving or turning out exactly as expected, often in a dull or unoriginal way. ## Examples - The bus follows a predictable schedule, so I am never late. - The movie's ending was completely predictable. ## Antonyms - non-predictable - nonpredictable - unpredictable ## Etymology From predict + -able. ## AI Etymology Predictable comes from predict + -able. In present-day English it covers able to be known or guessed in advance because it happens in a regular way and behaving or turning out exactly as expected, often in a dull or unoriginal way. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown