UNPREDICTABILITY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

unpredictability

noun

Definition of unpredictability

as in capriciousness

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Recent Examples of unpredictability Halsey experienced that unpredictability while the show filmed — including the opening scene of the series, where the audience sees her character for the first time, slingshot in hand. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026 The adage highlights the unpredictability of situations and emphasizes the importance of being prepared for the unexpected. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026 Every additional network hop introduces latency, unpredictability and potential points of failure. — Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 That unpredictability can influence consumers' buying habits — and it's been doing so in recent months. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 9 July 2026 On July 13, Venus will clash with Uranus in Gemini, adding an air of unpredictability to our relationships, financial decisions and romantic attractions. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 Every film, regardless of budget, carries a degree of unpredictability. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 The largely unfamiliar cast lend an air of unpredictability that serves the central mystery well, while the city itself — the bulk of the events take place in the brutalist confines of the Barbican Estate — plays an admirable supporting role. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026 That unpredictability, coupled with Johnson’s razor-thin voting margin, is testing the seemingly cozy relationship between the speaker and the president ahead of the midterms. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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Noun

Her capriciousness leads her into an affair with a frustrated professor, Mark (Michael Angarano), who compliments her writing and composes pretentious, backhandedly insulting poems about their not-quite-love.

— Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Whether out of arrogance, capriciousness, or collective amnesia, this recent history was ignored.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of capriciousness

Noun

Yakkity’s impulsiveness and wisecracking jokes provide the laughs, while Keo’s rivalry with his father (and his crush on Lemony) ground the show with genuine emotional dynamics.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026
That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.

— Jason Willick, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of impulsiveness

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But unlike the best of Ferrell’s earlier roles, Hawkins’s eccentricities feel like surface-level strangeness, connected to nothing surprising or soulful underneath.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Lawyers statewide choose the sole at-large member, making Kansas the only state where attorneys hold a majority of seats on the nominating commission — an eccentricity that Kobach and conservative lawmakers have emphasized.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

Definition of eccentricity

Noun

Tariff volatility has been an issue, particularly for brands and manufacturers over-reliant on China, while regulation continues to dampen progress around smart glasses owing to EU delays around AI compliance, Cazin adds.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Not to mention that an open capital account comes with the volatility of capital moving in and out at will.

— Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of volatility

Noun

Lange and Reyna used the time apart as a wide-open creative space, not so much focused on any specific conceptual or a philosophical (or even emotional) basis for the record, but on a feeling of soft moodiness.

— E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
On a team that often struggled with moodiness last season, Connelly and Finch believe Ball’s euphoric style of play and sunny disposition will be a welcome addition.

— Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of moodiness

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