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

The medium, a succession of Delphic priestesses, was a woman who offered prophecies (sometimes in highly ambiguous verse) which were ostensibly based on counsel that came directly from Apollo. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

The oracle was a priestess who entered a trance state to convey answers from Apollo, the Greek god of prophecy. — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

Finally, finally, the girl who spent her whole life trying to put the feeling of love into words had changed the prophecy by getting engaged (and now married) to Travis Kelce. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026