PREDICTABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PREDICTABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “predictable”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “predictable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Predictable” are: foreseeable, only to be expected, expected, characteristic, in character, in keeping, usual, normal

Predictable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Predictable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “predictable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Capable of being foretold.
• Able to be predicted.
• Always behaving or occurring in the way expected.

Synonyms of "Predictable" as an adjective (8 Words)

characteristic	Typical or distinctive. Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
expected	Regarded as likely; anticipated. Prepared for the expected attack.
foreseeable	Able to be foreseen or predicted. The situation is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
in character	Holding office.
in keeping	Directed or bound inward.
normal	Conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm not abnormal. Normal diplomatic relations.
only to be expected	Exclusive of anyone or anything else.
usual	Commonly encountered. Their room was a shambles as usual.

Usage Examples of "Predictable" as an adjective

• The characters are stereotyped and extremely predictable.
• The market is volatile and never predictable.

Associations of "Predictable" (30 Words)

anticipate	Come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time. This composition anticipates Impressionism.
anticipation	The action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction. They manned the telephones in anticipation of a flood of calls.
aspiring	Desiring or striving for recognition or advancement. An aspiring artist.
clairvoyance	The supposed faculty of perceiving things or events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. She stared at the card as if she could contact its writer by clairvoyance.
controllable	Capable of being controlled. The glider was fully controllable.
divination	The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means. The mediums are hired to perform divinations.
expectation	A belief that someone will or should achieve something. Reality had not lived up to expectations.
forebode	(of a situation or occurrence) act as an advance warning of (something bad. I foreboded mischief the moment I heard.
forecast	Judge to be probable. Coal consumption in Europe is forecast to increase.
forecaster	Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge. Economic forecasters are predicting a downturn.
foresee	Realize beforehand. We did not foresee any difficulties.
foreseeable	Capable of being anticipated. Foreseeable costs were well within the budget.
foreshadow	Indicate by signs. Other new measures are foreshadowed in the White Paper.
foresight	The ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future. He had the foresight to check that his escape route was clear.
foretell	Make a prediction about; tell in advance. A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne.
future	Effective in or looking toward the future. Some future historian will evaluate him.
hereafter	At some time in the future. The hope of life hereafter.
manageable	Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable.
permanence	The property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration. The clarity and permanence of the dyes.
permanency	The property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration.
prefigure	Imagine or consider beforehand. The Hussite movement prefigured the Reformation.
presuppose	Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand. I presuppose that you have done your work.
prognosis	A forecast of the likely outcome of a situation. The disease has a poor prognosis.
prognosticate	Indicate by signs. The economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon.
prophecy	Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source. The gift of prophecy.
prophesy	Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future. Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest.
soothsayer	Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge.
stable	Shelter in a stable. A stable peace.
supposition	The cognitive process of supposing. Their outrage was based on supposition and hearsay.
visionary	Thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom. Visionary dreams.