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English
Etymology
From un- + foreseeable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
unforeseeable (comparative more unforeseeable, superlative most unforeseeable)
- Incapable of being foreseen or anticipated.
- Synonyms: imprevisible, unforetellable
- Antonyms: foreseeable, foretellable, previsible; predictable, anticipable, anticipatable
2022 November 16, Graham Eccles, “The Rest Day Working saga...”, in RAIL, number 970, page 32: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.
Translations
incapable of being foreseen
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