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
In today’s world of totally unpredictable weather the adaptable, mobile hunters win the day.
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
It’s certainly made the vote-offs more unpredictable.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to being excitingly unpredictable, the Draconids are one of the most convenient showers of the year for casual stargazing.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Weather was not the only unpredictable natural force at play.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
It’s certainly made the vote-offs more unpredictable.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to being excitingly unpredictable, the Draconids are one of the most convenient showers of the year for casual stargazing.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Weather was not the only unpredictable natural force at play.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpredictable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
Adjective
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Prosecutors had previously argued Collins posed a danger for bringing a weapon into a volatile setting, though Kling maintained his client never brandished the firearm.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s trade war has thrown the global trade status quo into disarray, and investors are looking to move their assets from more volatile paper currency.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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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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Turnover among school leaders remains unstable, however.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The jump in homeless youth represents a rising number of Cincinnati families who face unstable housing situations, said Rico Blackman, director of organizing at the Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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