Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unforeseeable

/ˌʌnfɔɹsˈiəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: un-fore-see-able
IPA: /ˌʌnfɔɹsˈiəbəl/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Incapable of being foreseen or anticipated.

Example Sentences

"The proposition that socialism can only come about by revolution thus becomes a tautology; Jaurès failed to notice this, and dismissed the question as to what form the revolution would take as a barren speculation relating to the unforeseeable future."
"Traincrew management has always been a bit of a black art, rather than a science. The present traincrew difficulties that beset the UK rail industry are neither new nor were they unforeseeable."

Etymology

From un- + foreseeable.

Inflected Forms

more unforeseeable (comparative) most unforeseeable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unforeseeableness unforeseeably

Frequently Paired Words

unforeseen

Synonyms

imprevisible unforetellable

Antonyms

foreseeable foretellable previsible predictable anticipable anticipatable

Rhymes With

foreseeable agreeable disagreeable forseeable

Questions

How do you pronounce unforeseeable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnfɔɹsˈiəbəl/.
What does unforeseeable mean?: Incapable of being foreseen or anticipated.
Where does unforeseeable come from?: From un- + foreseeable.

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