as in volatile
likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
unpredictable spring weather that makes it really hard to know what to wear
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Recent Examples of unpredictable
But risks surge when the economic climate become unpredictable.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The severity is often worse during the unpredictable period of perimenopause.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 17 Apr. 2025
Fittingly, given the unpredictable nature of the campaign, who knows what the result or circumstances will be at Tottenham Hotspur on the day Hurzeler’s first season draws to a close?
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: Trump's trade policy is unpredictable, with tariffs being set and changed constantly.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
The severity is often worse during the unpredictable period of perimenopause.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 17 Apr. 2025
Fittingly, given the unpredictable nature of the campaign, who knows what the result or circumstances will be at Tottenham Hotspur on the day Hurzeler’s first season draws to a close?
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: Trump's trade policy is unpredictable, with tariffs being set and changed constantly.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpredictable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
Adjective
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Over the past four years, SOFI's annual returns have been considerably more volatile than the S&P 500, with returns of 27% in 2021, -71% in 2022, 116% in 2023, and 55% in 2024.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Income tax is more volatile and susceptible to the ups and downs within the economy, Greller said.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.—
Jordan Kisner Jack Davison,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Jan. 2023
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Rigid robots are prone to damage in unstable, cramped environments and are expensive to repair.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Remember: Antioxidants can slow aging and prevent skin damage caused by unstable molecules called free radicals.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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