predictably

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predictably

/pɹəˈdɪk.tə.bli/
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adverb more predictably · most predictably

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.

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Closest in meaning: unsurprisingly, predictable, foreseeably, obviously, anticipatedly, typically, ordinarily, expectedly, reliably, dependably, consistently, regularly, routinely, naturally, commonly, usually

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@misc{predictably_2026,
  title = {predictably},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/predictably},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}