as in predicting
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
as in prophecy
Related Words
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand
holy men were prophesying the coming of a new messiah
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of prophesying
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Citrini was far from the only voice prophesying such a pessimistic future.
—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s.
—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.
—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Citrini was far from the only voice prophesying such a pessimistic future.
—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s.
—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophesying
Adjective
-
Compelling characters, breathtaking action, beautiful environments, and an array of wondrous alien creatures.
-
The film follows Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang, who go on an emotional and wondrous journey to the vibrant Big City when Snoopy runs away from home.
Noun
-
In fact, his words are about the prophecy of the Song of Ice and Fire.
-
SpaceX will officially acquire Cursor for $60 billion Just as the prophecy foretold—or maybe just as the paperwork disclosed—SpaceX will officially, finally, buy Anysphere, the parent company of the AI coding agent Cursor, for $60 billion in stock.
Verb
-
In some cases, like in Elk River, local utility companies are predicting positive impacts on utility rates thanks to data centers paying larger bills for services.
-
Investors have spent years predicting the demise of expensive technology stocks, housing markets, government bonds, currencies, and entire industries.
Noun
-
Spiking in popularity, prediction markets, including Polymarket, offer wagers on the likelihood of future events.
-
But what do soccer fans from other countries have to say about the bold prediction?
Verb
-
Emotional intelligence, vital for navigating interpersonal dynamics and fostering resilience, is built by managing conflicts and reading people.
-
That's the reason why people are still reading Austen, and so drawn to Austen today.
Noun
-
The National Weather Service issued an extreme-heat watch at the Grand Canyon for midday Monday through Tuesday, forecasting temperatures that could exceed 110 degrees at the low-elevation Phantom Ranch.
-
Preparing for what comes after AGI, the authors write, will take forecasting and benchmarking and continuous monitoring, plus the ability to turn that work into policy quickly, across labs and governments and the research community at the same time.
Noun
-
Retroactively, they were interpreted as premonitions of the 1994 violence that saw many thousands of locals, primarily Tutsis, massacred at the hands of Hutu Génocidaires.
-
The actress previously recalled having a bizarre premonition before director Sam Pinkleton even called her about the role.
Noun
-
In the wake of Friday’s abysmal jobs report , investors are scrambling to understand whether the loss of 92,000 jobs in February was a blip or a foretelling of more payroll cuts to come as t he adoption of AI by corporations increases .
Cite this Entry
“Prophesying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophesying. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
