Synonyms of prophetic

prophetic

adjective

prə-ˈfe-tik 

variants also prophetical

as in predictive

being a sign of a later course of events

in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predictive
• sinister
• apocalyptic
• dire
• telling
• menacing
• portentous
• millenarian
• threatening
• revelatory
• oracular
• foreboding
• baleful
• inauspicious
• unpromising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• promising
• rosy
• auspicious
• propitious

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prophetic

Not to toot my own horn, but that is looking downright prophetic four games into the 2026 season. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

In that sense, Chase’s article, written more than a year before September 11, 2001, has a certain prophetic ring to it. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

But Weiss’ premonitions about what was ahead now certainly seem prophetic at the time. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

In a sign of their lasting impact, Iranian director Mohsen Gharaei arrives in Venice this year with Falling House, a prophetic work warning of the crisis building in Iran after decades of oppressive, patriarchal rule by the Islamic Republic regime. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026