Economic Forecasting Jargon

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun the quality of being able to be predicted or anticipated

adjective predictable

  • The predictability of the stock market is a topic of much debate among economists.
  • I can always count on the predictability of my mom's cooking.
  • I love how the predictability of his jokes always makes me laugh.
  • The predictability of the sunrise brings a sense of comfort and routine to my mornings.

adjective not able to be foreseen or predicted

  • The economic downturn was caused by a series of unforeseeable events.
  • I never saw that coming, it was totally unforeseeable.
  • That was a real curveball, totally unforeseeable.
  • The storm of emotions that followed was like an unforeseeable tsunami.