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Unpredictable vs Mysterious - What's the difference?

unpredictable | mysterious |

As adjectives the difference between unpredictable and mysterious

is that unpredictable is unable to be predicted while mysterious is of unknown origin.

As a noun unpredictable

is an unpredictable thing.

unpredictable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unable to be predicted.

    • Derived terms

    * unpredictability * unpredictableness * unpredictably * unpredicted

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unpredictable thing.

    • mysterious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of unknown origin.
    • He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
  • Having unknown qualities.
    • Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
  • Difficult to understand.
    • Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious .
  • Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
    • Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.

    Derived terms

    * mysteriously * mysteriousness

    Related terms

    * mystery