PROPHETICAL Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of prophetic That proved to be prophetic, and the winner of Saturday’s early game will face the winner of Arizona-Michigan in Monday night’s national championship game. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026 Another prophetic comment from Verstappen came a year earlier. —

Luke Smith, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Rushen’s Sunday in Monterey made Lyons look prophetic. —

Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 22 Mar. 2026 The Comeback has always seemed timely, if not prophetic. —

Jada Yuan, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prophetic

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predictive

Adjective

Colossal is licensing its gene-editing technology to other labs and has spun out four businesses, the largest of which, a biologic predictive engine called Astromech, is valued at more than $2 billion.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Cala builds smart, predictive heat pump water heaters that can learn a household's habits and decide when to heat water based on electricity prices, solar production, and even grid forecasts.

— Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026