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

For his part, Justice Clarence Thomas ridiculously, and predictably, went further and suggested that the courts shouldn’t even be able to evaluate constitutional arguments. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

The retrade pressure each buyer category will apply tracks predictably from a current map, but a stale map produces a stale gap table, and a stale gap table is worse than no gap table at all. — Ron Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

When lawsuits are predictably filed the state, of course, has to defend their actions. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Chef Christo Pretorius’s food is predictably good, such as beef fillet drenched in Cafe de Paris butter and a side of crunchy golden fries. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for predictably

• unpredictably