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
Yet last week’s warning from Jet2, a business respected for its cost control and excellent customer service, has served as a reminder that, for all the impressive growth of recent years, this remains a volatile and sometimes unpredictable sector.
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Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
As always with Durant, his future remains unpredictable.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The game requires split-second decisions, precise coordination, and adaptation to unpredictable shots.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Shai is always unpredictable and true.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
As always with Durant, his future remains unpredictable.
—William Guillory, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
The game requires split-second decisions, precise coordination, and adaptation to unpredictable shots.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Shai is always unpredictable and true.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
Adjective
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Yet last week’s warning from Jet2, a business respected for its cost control and excellent customer service, has served as a reminder that, for all the impressive growth of recent years, this remains a volatile and sometimes unpredictable sector.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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While any single month can be volatile and revisions can further change our understanding, hiring ground to a halt in May and June in the uncertain aftermath of the Liberation Day tariff announcements.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 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
Adjective
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The situation at home was unstable.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Companies that lean too far in one direction risk either frustrating users with delays or damaging trust with unstable or inaccurate outputs.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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