predictably

adverb

pre·​dict·​ably pri-ˈdik-tə-blē 

1

: in a manner that can be predicted

works quickly and predictably

2

: as one could predict : as one would expect

His reaction was predictably negative.

From the beginning, we fell predictably into familiar student roles.

—Alexandra Fuller

Predictably, Southern's fans were not pleased.

—Andrew Marantz

Examples of predictably in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, the song has gotten off to a predictably strong start on streaming, topping both the Spotify Daily Top Songs USA chart and Apple Music’s real-time rankings, and still reigning on the latter four days later. —Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 9 July 2025

And, predictably, the secondary market is already the shoes for a huge markup. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 July 2025

These numbers are predictably low but higher than those of the Fire HD 8, which scored 192 on the single-core test and 901 on the multi-core test. —Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 July 2025

Interest from reporters and fans predictably fell short of what the team would have attracted with Clark. —Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for predictably

• unpredictably