PREDICTIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

predictive

adjective

pri-ˈdik-tiv

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 Basically, the discovery and exploration company uses predictive software and proprietary, relatively minimal, mobile low-disturbance drilling technology to find and verify sites. —

New Atlas, 8 May 2026 More predictive detail can come if a volcano has been studied over the course of several eruption cycles. —

Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026 Smart consumer agents, predictive forecasting and real‑time pricing engines are rapidly moving into mainstream adoption. —

Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 May 2026 Meanwhile, a little over two-thirds of all players were net losers, functionally transferring their funds directly to the tiny cabal of predictive gurus. —

Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predictive

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Adjective

Orwell is often lauded as prophetic because his 1940s dystopian novels ring true with readers today.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Thankfully a native of the South Side of Chicago, who now resides in Vatican City, has shown us what a prophetic stance can look like.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026