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
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
Richard Monastersky
Examples of predictable in a Sentence
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Leslie’s organization, for example, argues for steps the government can take to make building faster, easier and more predictable.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Others sensed Axelrod was not cut from predictable cloth.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Save Your Teeth, Visit The Dentist Tooth decay, the most prevalent disease in humans, is both predictable and preventable.
—Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
But this year’s parade still appeared to signal that the worst of the upheaval of Russia’s war in Ukraine was over, that the conflict had settled into a brutal, yet predictable pattern.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Before Nora, the rom-com had a reliable formula: boy meets girl, boy and girl have a conflict and then boy and girl resolve that conflict and live happily ever after, with film flourishes including bombshell leads, surface-level chemistry and predictable humor.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Within the dim confines of her apartment, her days unfold in a predictable manner, monotonous as the leaks from the sewage pipes lining the building’s exterior.
—Kate Okorie, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2024
Decades of psychological study, influenced by the pioneering work of Danny Kahneman and Amos Tversky, have shown that diagnosis is subject to the same predictable biases and heuristics as other domains of knowledge.
—Adam Rodman, STAT, 3 May 2024
At some point, the money will stop flying around, and, as has happened elsewhere in the media, a few winners will emerge, and the abundant variety of this era will give way to something more polished and, probably, predictable.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2024
David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Others sensed Axelrod was not cut from predictable cloth.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
Save Your Teeth, Visit The Dentist Tooth decay, the most prevalent disease in humans, is both predictable and preventable.
—Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
But this year’s parade still appeared to signal that the worst of the upheaval of Russia’s war in Ukraine was over, that the conflict had settled into a brutal, yet predictable pattern.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Before Nora, the rom-com had a reliable formula: boy meets girl, boy and girl have a conflict and then boy and girl resolve that conflict and live happily ever after, with film flourishes including bombshell leads, surface-level chemistry and predictable humor.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Within the dim confines of her apartment, her days unfold in a predictable manner, monotonous as the leaks from the sewage pipes lining the building’s exterior.
—Kate Okorie, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2024
Decades of psychological study, influenced by the pioneering work of Danny Kahneman and Amos Tversky, have shown that diagnosis is subject to the same predictable biases and heuristics as other domains of knowledge.
—Adam Rodman, STAT, 3 May 2024
At some point, the money will stop flying around, and, as has happened elsewhere in the media, a few winners will emerge, and the abundant variety of this era will give way to something more polished and, probably, predictable.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Predictable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predictable. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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