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 Plus, Hannah Vanbiber counts down her definitive top five off-the-pitch stories—including the prophetic 2007 Messi-Yamal baby photo and international fans obsessed with ranch dressing. — The Athletic, New York Times, 20 July 2026 The yodel, as all forms of prophetic writing, lives in the threshold. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 With England’s subsequent very real campaign at South Korea/Japan ’02 drawing several parallels, the film proved to be strangely prophetic. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026 The conservative talk-show host Tucker Carlson, who counted Kirk as a spiritual adviser, struck a prophetic note, comparing Kirk’s death to the Crucifixion. — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for prophetic

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predictive

Adjective

Listed at +510 odds that give them around a 15 percent implied probability to win, major sportsbooks like DraftKings aren’t ruling the Steelers out, and neither is The Athletic’s predictive analyst Austin Mock.

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Commercial predictive policing technologies (which have largely been brought under ShotSpotter’s parent company SoundThinking’s umbrella) do little more than ratchet up racist overpolicing and offer bad predictions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

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