Synonyms of prophecy

prophecy

noun

ˈprä-fə-sē 

variants also prophesy

as in prediction

a declaration that something will happen in the future

the report on climate change included alarming prophecies of rising sea levels and increased storm activity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prediction
• forecasting
• predicting
• forecast
• sign
• prognosis
• foretelling
• prognostication
• soothsaying
• prognostic
• augury
• prognosticating
• cast
• anticipation
• presaging
• auguring
• omen
• vaticination
• prevision
• bodement
• harbinger
• portent
• foreknowledge
• prospectus
• foreboding
• conjecture
• foresight
• guess
• surmise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prophecy

Robert Shiller, a Nobel economist, worries that that panic could become a self-fulfilling prophecy. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 June 2026

The Temple Mount movement — a loose coalition of Israeli religious and nationalist organizations — harbors a potentially explosive mix of prophecy and politics that aims to upend some 1,300 years of Muslim control over the third-holiest site in Islam and the holiest one for Jews. — Gabe Joselow, NBC news, 26 June 2026

For the prophecy to truly be fulfilled, Role Model will have to do a music video with Alex Cooper. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 June 2026

Before her death in 1993, Mabel McKay — one of the last living dreamers of the Pomo Indian people — shared a prophecy while driving through the Sonoma hills. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026