PREDICTABILITY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

predictability

noun

Definition of predictability

as in monotony

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Recent Examples of predictability Whether that predictability comes from recurring revenue, long-term contracts or diversified customers with high retention, buyers place a premium on businesses that can reliably generate future income. — Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Promoted from defensive line coach to coordinator, Leonard is doing away with the 4-3 and switching to a 3-4 front intended to give the Raiders more flexibility and less predictability. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Now, more Americans are beginning to make the roughly three-hour car ride from Santo Domingo, trading the predictability of Punta Cana for something more real. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 These controversies highlighted broader concerns regarding consistency, predictability, and transparency in the drug review process. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Others, like Sydney Allison, who runs Wild Goose Farms in Florida, want workers for longer and more predictability in wage costs. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 10 July 2026 What scares many of them is the loss of predictability, the sense of no longer recognizing their own reactions. — Dr. Sarah Berg, Time, 9 July 2026 This principle was intended to ensure predictability and limit interference with global shipping. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 And that, apparently, wraps up our Hump Day class on predictability. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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Noun

Della Valle told Chavez that keeping himself busy, in whatever constructive ways possible, was the only way to make it through the monotony with his sanity intact.

— Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 6 July 2026
These cowboy songs were meant to soothe restless cattle during the night or break the monotony of isolation.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of monotony

Noun

My Tennis View Queen had, unsurprisingly, views of the tennis facility, but with plenty of lush greenery to offset any dullness.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
This serum is great for fading dark spots, boosting collagen production, and fighting visible signs of aging like fine lines and dullness.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of dullness

Noun

Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.

— Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of tediousness

Noun

For the brands shelling out millions, this omnipresence might just be a costly misstep, diluting their message in a sea of celebrity sameness.

— Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
As a big consumer of movies, Dunn sees a certain sameness to the storytelling that has set it and needs a big shakeup.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 June 2026

Definition of sameness

Noun

The shorter run time also means some themes get reduced into syrup; the platitudes come as fast and furious as Tao and Elle’s breakups and makeups, with too little space to breathe in between.

— Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, some of America’s most visible business leaders are doing more than offering patriotic platitudes.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of platitude

Noun

Hillary Kelly argues that the generation’s novels tend to focus on the flatness of modern life—but alienation doesn’t have to be dull.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
The pure, post-Bee Gees charisma Bellamy mustered in the 2000s seems to have vacated him entirely, and the song’s funkiness suffocates under the flatness of his delivery.

— Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Definition of flatness

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