PROPHETIC Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

prophetic

adjective

prə-ˈfe-tik

variants also prophetical

Definition of prophetic

as in predictive

being a sign of a later course of events in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in

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Recent Examples of prophetic As usual, Fontaine, who died Saturday at age 73, was prophetic in his assessment. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 The layoffs meant no work for her, her boyfriend and her mother — and the words in small print almost seemed prophetic. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Not to toot my own horn, but that is looking downright prophetic four games into the 2026 season. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 In that sense, Chase’s article, written more than a year before September 11, 2001, has a certain prophetic ring to it. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prophetic

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predictive

Adjective

The GMs left Doncic off their predictive MVP list for a reason.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
After classes resumed at her oldest child’s school, Sierra Madre Elementary, following the fires, Harrison gave a presentation there on the relation between resilience and the predictive brain.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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