predictable

predictable
adj.
VERBS
be, seem
become, get

I'm getting too predictable.

make sth

Recent changes make the future even less predictable.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
easily, highly
completely, entirely, perfectly, quite (esp. BrE), totally, utterly, wholly

The results were utterly predictable.

almost
largely
reasonably, relatively
sadly

The government's reaction was sadly predictable.

PREPOSITION
from

He asked whether this was predictable from previous performances.

Predictable is used with these nouns: ↑consequence, ↑effect, ↑fashion, ↑pattern, ↑regularity, ↑result

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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