predictable

adjective

pre·​dict·​able pri-ˈdik-tə-bəl 

1

: capable of being predicted : able to be known, seen, or declared in advance

a predictable reaction/outcome

a very predictable plot

changes occurring at a steady and predictable rate

2

: behaving in a way that is expected

I knew he would say that. He's so predictable.

predictability

pri-ˌdik-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

By comparing the projections, meteorologists can get a measure of the weather's predictability: The less agreement among the forecasts, the less predictable the weather.

—Richard Monastersky

Examples of predictable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Scottie Scheffler ran away with The Memorial Tournament on Sunday in a somewhat predictable outcome. —Troy Finnegan‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025

In his directorial debut, Jed Hart takes bold creative swings and refuses to lead his story to a predictable outcome. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 May 2025

People experience this feeling with rhythms that are somewhat predictable, but not too predictable. —Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

Also, Carolina hasn’t exactly been predictable with its moves. —Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 30 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for predictable

• indictable
• unpredictable