prophetic (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /prəˈfɛtɪk/

Definition

Accurately predicting what will happen in the future.

Examples

• His prophetic words about the company's downfall turned out to be true.

• The ancient texts contained prophetic warnings of a coming plague.

• She had a prophetic vision that saved her life.

How to Use prophetic

prophetic of (prepositional phrase)

Foretelling or indicating a future event. — "His early success was prophetic of his later achievements."

Synonyms of prophetic

Words with a similar meaning to prophetic:

• predictive
• prescient
• clairvoyant
• oracle

Antonyms of prophetic

Words with the opposite meaning to prophetic:

• retrospective
• hindsight

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