Synonyms of prophecy

prophecy

noun

ˈprä-fə-sē 

variants also prophesy

as in prediction

a declaration that something will happen in the future

the report on climate change included alarming prophecies of rising sea levels and increased storm activity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prediction
• forecasting
• predicting
• forecast
• sign
• prognosis
• foretelling
• prognostication
• soothsaying
• prognostic
• augury
• prognosticating
• cast
• anticipation
• presaging
• auguring
• omen
• vaticination
• prevision
• bodement
• harbinger
• portent
• foreknowledge
• prospectus
• foreboding
• conjecture
• foresight
• guess
• surmise

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prophecy

Mandel's futuristic story of a world ravaged by a lethal flu virus was already a bestseller and National Book Award finalist six years before the coronavirus pandemic gave it the unwanted status of prophecy. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

The memoir is not the apologia of a prophet whose prophecy failed. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Some of its inhabitants look for ominous signs and listen to prophecies. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

If only professional old salt Wyck (Stephen Root) would quit with the doomsday prophecies about the fog being a sign of the island waking from malevolent slumber. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026