PREDICTIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

predictive

adjective

pri-ˈdik-tiv

Definition of predictive

as in prophetic

being a sign of a later course of events unfortunately, the stock market crash of 1929 turned out to be a predictive event, for the next decade was consumed by the Great Depression

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Recent Examples of predictive The billionaire chairman and CEO of WorldQuant has been a pioneer in applying AI and other technologies to vast collections of data, looking to build predictive models from historical information. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Officers talk about using predictive artificial intelligence to determine who might be a Hamas operative, based on similar patterns of behavior, and then repeatedly killing innocent people. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 These will get stronger and more predictive as the season rolls along – early numbers are more heavily projecting expectations and some 2025 performance. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 This is a predictive ranking of which QBs are about to ball and dominate. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predictive

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Adjective

In a sign of their lasting impact, Iranian director Mohsen Gharaei arrives in Venice this year with Falling House, a prophetic work warning of the crisis building in Iran after decades of oppressive, patriarchal rule by the Islamic Republic regime.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
The 20th century in particular abounded in such visions, some of which—The Handmaid’s Tale, or Brave New World, published in 1932 and getting spookier every day—have proved more prophetic than others.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of prophetic

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Fiction and reality braid in clever ways as Highsmith ridicules her visitor and is inspired by him, imagining a sinister plot (which could in fact be real).

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Link shifts from a charming oddball as Whatsit to a sinister figure on the planet of Camazotz.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

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