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noun

Definition of psychicnext
as in medium
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead a celebrity psychic who managed to convince at least some people that their deceased loved ones were using him to relay messages

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adjective

variants also psychical
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as in mystical

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as in telepathic

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Recent Examples of psychic
Noun
Terazawa is working on her second novel, Curse Him, a surreal and tense autofiction accounting for three summer months of being scammed by psychics in a small Appalachian town. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance. — Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Adjective
The subjectivity of the original tale thus becomes a kind of psychic landscape in Visconti’s film. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026 And Amthor the ‘psychic consultant’ and Sonderberg the ‘dope doctor’ are lesser figures in a novel in which no detail is left undescribed. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for psychic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
  1. medium
  2. mystical
  3. telepathic
  4. spiritualist
  5. mystic
  6. thinking
  7. channeler
  8. metaphysical
Noun
  • The video on the social media platform appears to have since been taken down.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Berg's ability to navigate these media hurdles will be crucial for the league's future growth and his success.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of medium
Adjective
  • And while that might sound mystical to visitors to Southeastern Connecticut, for young Americans desperately hoping for a good first job, there's nothing mystical about a bridge to nowhere.
    — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Anne Lawrence-Mathers investigates Ars notoria, a (supposedly) mystical medieval manuscript.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of mystical
Adjective
  • The connection between dragon and dragonrider is mythic in the fantasy world of Westeros, often described as an emotional and telepathic bond.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Frost is a telepathic Mutant who first showed up in X-Men comics in the 1980s and has evolved over the years, going from supervillain to a key member of the X-Men.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Definition of telepathic
Noun
  • For a brief and beautiful moment, Cary and I hoped Sister Elsie Peak would turn out to be named after Elsie Wheeler, a spiritualist medium whose own story relates to an astrological tool.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Hungry for food, Suzanne wanders into the empty trailer of the carnival’s veteran spiritualist and winds up being mistaken for her.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 May 2026
Definition of spiritualist
Adjective
  • The piece, inspired by the 12th-century polymathic mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen, was skin-tinglingly breathy and slow, with long tones (played by Malone and her accompanist Stephen O’Malley) that rose up and swirled around the room.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Poetry of a Hindu mystic Kashmir gradually became a predominantly Muslim society after the Shah Mir dynasty came to power in the 14th century.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of mystic
Adjective
  • Humor can release the writer from values of the past, along with judgment and disapproval, and instead, humor can become the very conduit for re-thinking events.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.
    — Keith BieryGolick, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019
Definition of thinking
Noun
  • To come in the presence of an artist who was such a channeler of spirit through their work is such a privilege.
    — Eileen Finan, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Definition of channeler
Adjective
  • Described as a metaphysical nocturnal taxi ride rather than a documentary, the visual companion was filmed in Ghent and at a train station in Muizen, Belgium.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 31 July 2026
  • The war on language is more metaphysical than just the policing of proper social justice terminology, Williams argues.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of metaphysical

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