Added 9 October 2026 predictably /pɹəˈdɪk.tə.bli/ adverb Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adverb ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about predictably at Wordnik → Where our words come from → In a manner that can be expected or anticipated. Predictably he returned to the scene of his crime, where the police were waiting to arrest him. Related Words: unsurprisinglypredictableforeseeablyobviouslyanticipatedlytypicallyordinarilyexpectedlyreliablydependablyconsistentlyregularly Back to today's word