predictably

Meaning

In a way that is expected or able to be foreseen.

Examples

• Predictably, the popular movie sequel broke box office records on its opening weekend.
• The team, predictably, lost the game after their star player was injured early on.

Pronunciation: /prɪˈdɪktəbli/

How to Use predictably

predictably enough (collocation)

Used to emphasize that something was quite expected. — "Predictably enough, the children chose ice cream over vegetables."

predictably bad/good (collocation)

Used to describe an outcome that was expected to be of a certain quality. — "The sequel was predictably bad, failing to live up to the original."

Synonyms of predictably

Words with a similar meaning to predictably:

• expectedly
• foreseeably
• inevitably
• unsurprisingly

Antonyms of predictably

Words with the opposite meaning to predictably:

• unpredictably
• unexpectedly