unforeseeable

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Etymology

From un- +‎ foreseeable.

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Adjective

unforeseeable (comparative more unforeseeable, superlative most unforeseeable)

  1. 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.

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