as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
Worried the house may be haunted, the family hired a clairvoyant to interpret its energy.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
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 clairvoyant
At the height of the pandemic, when only a clairvoyant could have made an accurate 12-month business plan, my Bain & Company colleagues Darrell Rigby, Joost Spits, and Steve Berez wrote an article for Harvard Business Review offering a more agile approach.
—
David Michels, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The fill-in turned out to be the clairvoyant’s former classmate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for clairvoyant
David Michels, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Two clairvoyants encouraged Latoya to move out of the house, but that wasn’t financially feasible for the family at the time.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The family sought religious counsel and advice from clairvoyants who claimed that more than 200 demons or spirits controlled the Carolina Street home.
—Samantha Stutsman, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
The fill-in turned out to be the clairvoyant’s former classmate.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for clairvoyant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clairvoyant
Noun
-
In their search for Nam’s father, Nam and Hoa enlist the help of a famed psychic who specializes in locating soldiers’ remains.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
-
Instead the psychics, who turned out to be mother and daughter, split us up: Hechinger in the back room, me in the front.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Clairvoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clairvoyant. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share