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 a post-pandemic world where air travel has become increasingly unpredictable—think flight delays, overcrowded airports, and service that sometimes feels like an afterthought—finding carriers that consistently deliver excellence feels like striking gold (literally).
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
Despite billions of dollars invested, much of the city is still vulnerable to one unpredictable superstorm.
—Jamie Rubin, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Entrepreneurs who want to survive must meet our current reality by staying as flexible as the market is unpredictable.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Love can get a little wild and unpredictable this month.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025
Despite billions of dollars invested, much of the city is still vulnerable to one unpredictable superstorm.
—Jamie Rubin, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
Entrepreneurs who want to survive must meet our current reality by staying as flexible as the market is unpredictable.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Love can get a little wild and unpredictable this month.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unpredictable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpredictable
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Budget Pressure Is Driving Clarity The reflex in volatile markets is often to scale up teams or stack more tools.—
Jeremy Barnett,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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While the character brandishes a firearm and things eventually come to blows in physical tussles over the course of the volatile evening, Gallo's script never loses grip on the tender undercurrent of intimacy established back in Ponyboi's shower.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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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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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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Caregivers, or Care Pros, are the largest workforce in the U.S., yet their jobs are often undervalued and unstable.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Residents in the wing that stayed intact managed to get out but were not allowed to return to their homes, and the rest of the building, determined to be unstable, was demolished 10 days later as a hurricane threatened South Florida.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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“Unpredictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpredictable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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