as in medium
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
a celebrity psychic who managed to convince at least some people that their deceased loved ones were using him to relay messages
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
variants
also psychical
1
as in mystical
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
2
as in telepathic
Related Words
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of psychic
Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Her psychic ability is tied up with her relationship to her ancestor, Goody Addams, and that tension unfolds while Tyler grapples with the deaths of his parents.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Sacred Journey Market: The Light Market Browse crystal and metaphysical vendors, visit with tarot readers, energy healers, psychics and more, and take part in seminars on astrology, crystal healing, and spiritual self-care.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychic
Noun
Readers first met protagonist Wren Darlington, a rebel with psychic abilities in Silver Elite, where her powers forced her into enemy hands amidst conflict in her homeland, the Continent.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Her psychic ability is tied up with her relationship to her ancestor, Goody Addams, and that tension unfolds while Tyler grapples with the deaths of his parents.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
This night market will feature crystals, plants, books, jewelry, oddities, curiosities and psychics.
—Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Sacred Journey Market: The Light Market Browse crystal and metaphysical vendors, visit with tarot readers, energy healers, psychics and more, and take part in seminars on astrology, crystal healing, and spiritual self-care.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
Noun
-
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
22 Aug. 2025
-
And while the case has been politicized in the media and by government officials, Raybin didn't think that would be a prudent strategy in the courtroom.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Practical earth signs are encouraged to release stagnant energy in a heart-opening yoga flow and tension release facial while air signs can tap into their creativity in a mala bracelet-making workshop and their mystical energy in an aromatherapy massage.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
-
The hierarchical caste and spiritual structures of Hinduism—and in particular the authoritarian nature of the relationship between gurus and their students—clearly appealed to fullblown mystical fascists like Fuller.—
Stewart Home
August 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—
Keith BieryGolick,
Cincinnati.com,
28 Aug. 2019
-
Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—
Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com,
al,
22 Aug. 2019
Noun
-
To come in the presence of an artist who was such a channeler of spirit through their work is such a privilege.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
-
Further, there’s some worry that by spending thousands of years finding and gentling (or executing) male channelers, humanity has begun to self-select channeling out of the gene pool.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
The old woman put her feet together and leaned forward at an angle and placed her forehead squarely on the Kraków Chakra, where the mystic energy of the world was thought to be both most intense and most accessible to human beings.—
Zadie Smith,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
-
Freddy strays a little too close to the stereotype of a mystic savant; Michelle makes some rash and drastic decisions that beggar belief.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
28 June 2025
Noun
-
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond.—
Stephen Kearse,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
-
The surrounding wave paintings add emotional turbulence, invoking both the physical might and metaphysical vastness of the sea.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Still, victims of the channels continue to wait for recognition – even if most of them remain in the shadows.—
CNN Staff 20 hr ago,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
-
Phi Delta Theta, the fraternity now disaffiliating with KU, was suspended after multiple hazing incidents were reported through university channels.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share