predictable

• Qualifie ce qui peut être connu ou deviné à l'avance, impliquant souvent un manque de surprise ou d'originalité.

Describes something that can be known or guessed in advance, often implying a lack of surprise or originality.

1. Capable of being foretoldB2formal

   Able to be known or guessed in advance based on patterns or evidence.

   Prévisible

   • The outcome of the experiment was predictable given the data.
   • Her reaction was predictable after hearing the news.
   • The weather in this region is highly predictable during summer.

   Synonymescalculableexpectedforeseeableprobable

   Antonymesincalculablesurprisingunexpectedunforeseeableunpredictable

2. Lacking originality or surpriseB2informal

   Behaving or occurring in a way that is expected and often boring.

   Prévisible (manque d'originalité)

   • His jokes are so predictable; I always know the punchline.
   • The movie's plot was predictable and unexciting.
   • She finds his predictable routine a bit dull.

   Synonymesbanaldullexpectedforeseeableformulaicordinaryroutinetediousunimaginativeunoriginal

   Antonymescreativeinnovativeoriginalsurprisingunexpectedunpredictable