🇬🇧 Unpredictable meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Unpredictable means you can’t tell what will happen next because it keeps changing or doing surprises that no one expects.

Our dog’s barking is unpredictable—he ignores real strangers but barks ferociously at a floating plastic bag.

Dad’s cooking is unpredictable: the same recipe sometimes tastes amazing and sometimes tastes like burnt confusion.

My teacher’s pop quizzes are unpredictable; they appear out of nowhere like tiny academic jump-scares.

My baby brother is unpredictable; one minute he hugs me, the next minute he licks my elbow for no reason.

Volcanoes are unpredictable because their eruptions don’t follow a perfect schedule—scientists can guess, but the volcano is basically saying, “I’ll explode when I feel like it.”

A child walks to the sea with a small dog. The sea is unpredictable, the sky is unpredictable, and the wind is unpredictable. The dog is unpredictable too; it runs, then stops, then leaps into a sudden wave. The child laughs at the unpredictable day and hugs the wet dog.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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