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
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
Richard Monastersky
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The noise surrounding Michigan this week was totally predictable, given how poorly the Wolverines played a week ago against USC.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Debate rages on in Pennsylvania as to whether the Eagles offense is too predictable, or simply ineffective after the Eagles lost their second straight game last week, an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Giants on Thursday Night Football.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
His fiancé, Megan Walerius, had a predictable reaction of dry-heaving after taking a taste.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
The failures in the details aren’t seen as a lack of focus, but the predictable chaos of joining mid-season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Debate rages on in Pennsylvania as to whether the Eagles offense is too predictable, or simply ineffective after the Eagles lost their second straight game last week, an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Giants on Thursday Night Football.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
His fiancé, Megan Walerius, had a predictable reaction of dry-heaving after taking a taste.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
The failures in the details aren’t seen as a lack of focus, but the predictable chaos of joining mid-season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictable. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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