predictable

adjective

pre·​dict·​able pri-ˈdik-tə-bəl 

1

: capable of being predicted : able to be known, seen, or declared in advance

a predictable reaction/outcome

a very predictable plot

changes occurring at a steady and predictable rate

2

: behaving in a way that is expected

I knew he would say that. He's so predictable.

predictability

pri-ˌdik-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

By comparing the projections, meteorologists can get a measure of the weather's predictability: The less agreement among the forecasts, the less predictable the weather.

—Richard Monastersky

Examples of predictable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These irrational behaviors are so predictable that companies have devised clever ways to exploit these tendencies when pricing and packaging goods, creating commercials, stocking shelves, and designing websites and apps. —Claire Therese Hemingway, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2024

That number is likely to rise as the climate becomes hotter and less predictable. —Harry Booth, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but, looking at the history chart below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue. —Dividend Channel, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

Extra candidates make race less predictable Eight candidates will appear on the Michigan ballot, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump, the Republican candidate. —Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1