PREDICTABILITY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

predictability

noun

Definition of predictability

as in monotony

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Recent Examples of predictability And that predictability and security could be exactly what many savers need right now. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 When risk is high and predictability is low, AI should recommend and a human makes the final call. — Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026 The rule will provide greater predictability for landowners, farmers, ranchers, energy producers, the technology sector, developers and small businesses, the agency said. — Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 That predictability could matter as much as raw computing power. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 The key is simplicity and predictability, giving producers confidence that American locations can compete with foreign alternatives. — Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 One overarching goal for collective action should be increasing predictability wherever possible. — Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026 Advisers for the wealthy say Singapore’s advantage is increasingly the predictability that comes with its rules. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 No shade on Parrish — as written, milquetoast Kevin is little more than an air of genial befuddlement with a jawline, an impression not helped by the predictability of his arc. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictability

Noun

The Chicago Bears battled injuries, monotony and each other during the offseason, but several important storylines loom heading into the opener against the Carolina Panthers.

— Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The monotony of waiting While the jury is deliberating, dozens of journalists and attendees are pushed out of the courtroom gallery and into the third-floor hallway.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of monotony

Noun

After consistent use, our top picks left skin looking and feeling more hydrated, bouncy, smooth, and radiant, while helping to minimize the appearance of fine lines, dullness, and uneven texture.

— Sheryl George, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2026
If tone, pigmentation or dullness is a concern, Nathan says chemical peels may be helpful.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 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

But somewhere along the way, consistency became sameness, and people don’t experience work or appreciation in the same way.

— Candy Fernandez, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Texans have always seemed to relish their otherness, maybe even more so now that, in our age of globalization, so much sameness has infiltrated most American and international cities.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of sameness

Noun

Running parallel to this butchery investigation is the arrival of perpetually hungover FBI agent Gwen Birgssen, played by British actress Lily James with an incomprehensible southern drawl and some clunky platitudes that veer into genre parody.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
In between some of the manager’s more clip-worthy quotes, there were more of his usual — and not incorrect — platitudes.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of platitude

Noun

The poetics of self-perception, memory, time, surface, depth, flatness, dimension, boundaries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of flatness

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