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Unreliable vs Unpredictable - What's the difference?

unreliable | unpredictable |

As adjectives the difference between unreliable and unpredictable

is that unreliable is not reliable while unpredictable is unable to be predicted.

As a noun unpredictable is

an unpredictable thing.

unreliable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not reliable.

    • Derived terms

    * unreliable narrator

    unpredictable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unable to be predicted.

    • Derived terms

    * unpredictability * unpredictableness * unpredictably * unpredicted

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unpredictable thing.