Synonyms of prophets

prophets

noun

plural of prophet

1

as in diviners

one who predicts future events or developments

an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diviners
• forecasters
• oracles
• mystics
• sibyls
• seers
• soothsayers
• foretellers
• futurists
• fortune-tellers
• prognosticators
• augurs
• visionaries
• prophetesses
• foreseers
• prophesiers
• astrologers
• palmists
• Jeremiahs
• Cassandras
• doomsayers
• wisewomen
• crystal gazers
• doomsdayers
• rhabdomancers

2

as in spokesmen

a person who speaks for another or for a group

in the 1960s Timothy Leary gained fame as the gonzo prophet of the psychedelic movement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spokesmen
• mouthpieces
• speakers
• spokespeople
• ambassadors
• mouths
• point men
• point people
• promoters
• representatives
• communicators
• delegates
• talkers
• fronts
• envoys
• emissaries
• sayers
• shills
• agents
• spokeswomen
• spokesmodels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prophets

Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

This eight-part series takes a look at the history of four Korean leaders who claimed to be prophets. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

But those concerns didn’t stop groups of Catholics from joining a recent joyous pilgrimage on Mount Tabor, where the Gospels say Jesus appeared transfigured alongside the Jewish prophets Moses and Elijah. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Moses received the Torah from Sinai, and handed it down to Joshua, and Joshua to the elders, and the elders to the prophets, and the prophets delivered it to the men of the Great Synagogue. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

This idea was the work of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic movement that began gathering momentum in the 1990s and is now the leading edge of the Christian right. — Stephanie McCrummen, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026

Like all prophets, The Storyteller arrives at an auspicious moment in human history. — Bruce Stockler, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026

The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls. — Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026

If history is repetition, then prophets of the past must have something to teach us. — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026