Synonyms of prophesied

prophesied 1 of 2

adjective

as in predicted

Related Words

• predicted
• anticipated
• foreseen
• expected
• unsurprising

Dissimilar Words

• sudden
• unexpected
• unforeseen
• unanticipated
• abrupt
• unlikely
• unintended
• unlooked-for
• improbable
• unplanned

prophesied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of prophesy

as in read

to tell of or describe beforehand

holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predicted
• read
• foretold
• anticipated
• prognosticated
• presaged
• forecast
• augured
• announced
• called
• foresaw
• warned
• promised
• vaticinated
• forewarned
• cautioned
• alerted
• portended
• proclaimed
• declared
• boded
• divined
• foreboded
• foreknew
• heralded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• described
• reported
• told
• related
• recounted
• recited
• narrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prophesied

Verb

Big Brother, the surveillance state prophesied by George Orwell, has a new name — Flock. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Or, The Covenant, a group prophesied by the Elder Scrolls to end the Daedra Wars. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

In the Bible the Antichrist is a figure prophesied to oppose Jesus Christ and substitute himself as a false savior before the Second Coming. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026

In his autobiography, Wright discusses how his mother prophesied his future as an architect, decorating his nursery with buildings to encourage this development. — Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026

People were told that artificial intelligence was the final asteroid in the extinction event prophesied by Trevor Horn, and further told that generative models and algorithmic composition would democratize creation until value ceased to exist. — William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026

Philosophers once prophesied that evolution would lead to minds far greater — and stranger — than our own. — Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025