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

Having learned he was headed to Boston hours before first pitch on Monday, the top Red Sox prospect was thrown right into the fire with no time to prepare and the results were predictably uneven. —Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025

Its results, pinned to the top of Musk's X profile, were predictably in favor of it, 80.4% to 19.6%. —Josh Meyer, USA Today, 7 June 2025

The auction features a custom five-necked guitar and a 1997 Parker Fly electric guitar, which Lynch played in a predictably unconventional style on his two solo albums, Crazy Clown Time and The Big Dream. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2025

So, maybe predictably, the phone call this week between the two presidents didn’t achieve great strides on reaching a ceasefire deal. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 21 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for predictably

• unpredictably