predictability

noun

Definition of predictabilitynext
as in monotony

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Recent Examples of predictability IPOs and public-market financing require disclosure, compliance processes and legal predictability. — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 This issue has major ramifications across rare disease drug development, as sponsors need predictability to utilize innovative tools such as platform designation or even basket trials. — Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026 Why North Carolina should scare TCU Even before the advent of the transfer portal, the first game of a college football regular season has always had the predictability of a teenager. — Mac Engel july 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026 Marchand demonstrated that predictability during the interview with Ourand. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predictability
  1. monotony
  2. dullness
  3. tediousness
  4. sameness
  5. platitude
  6. flatness
Noun
  • Delivering to his community has been an antidote for the monotony and frustration of rehab.
    — Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The headlong pacing allows nary a breather, though there are enough wry notes, character quirks and offbeat details (remote-control doors, goats, a knife fight on a waterbed) to prevent macho monotony from setting in.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
Definition of monotony
Noun
  • Mistakes to Avoid When Cleaning Laminate Floors Laminate is a delicate flooring material that is vulnerable to scratching and dullness if it’s not cleaned properly.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
  • Using the wrong product can cause etching or dullness that’s difficult to reverse.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
Definition of dullness
Noun
  • Many women with natural hair can empathize with the breakage concerns and tediousness that can arise when taking down protective styles.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • It’s powered by your own hand—only without the tediousness of using a needle and thread.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of tediousness
Noun
  • For the brands shelling out millions, this omnipresence might just be a costly misstep, diluting their message in a sea of celebrity sameness.
    — Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • As a big consumer of movies, Dunn sees a certain sameness to the storytelling that has set it and needs a big shakeup.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 29 June 2026
Definition of sameness
Noun
  • Leaders must understand grief's unique, individual nature, avoiding assumptions or platitudes.
    — Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The shorter run time also means some themes get reduced into syrup; the platitudes come as fast and furious as Tao and Elle’s breakups and makeups, with too little space to breathe in between.
    — Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
Definition of platitude
Noun
  • Hillary Kelly argues that the generation’s novels tend to focus on the flatness of modern life—but alienation doesn’t have to be dull.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
  • The pure, post-Bee Gees charisma Bellamy mustered in the 2000s seems to have vacated him entirely, and the song’s funkiness suffocates under the flatness of his delivery.
    — Liam Inscoe-Jones, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Definition of flatness

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“Predictability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predictability. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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