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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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psychic

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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
Since 2025, the department has consulted two psychics in Sophie’s case, according to police. — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Jean remains one of the most powerful psychics in Marvel Comics. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Adjective
The belief that heat can benefit the mind and relieve psychic suffering has a long history across human societies. — Will Stone, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 On the sixth season (1986-87) of the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest, Gortner drew on his real-life experience to portray Vince Karlotti, a colorful polygamist and faux psychic medium over 17 episodes. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 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
  • Chinese anger over Sanrio’s range of soft toys, including Hello Kitty, dressed as spies from the show has simmered for days on social media and came to a head this week when Chinese state media ramped up the condemnation.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Aviation Administration imposed a temporary flight restriction covering a 15-nautical-mile radius around the facility, extending up to 10,000 feet above sea level, according to local media reports.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of medium
Adjective
  • Direct from Nashville, the magical and mystical aura of Stevie Nicks is in the spotlight during the concert tribute to the Fleetwood Mac legend.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Some people are even gravitating toward religious organizations and turning to mystical practices like psychics and love spells to find a partner.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of mystical
Adjective
  • The latter is embodied by an underground race of telepathic mutants who worship an unexploded nuclear bomb and find themselves in conflict with the apes, as well as the few surviving humans, on the way to a finale that out-tragedies the original.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Steering is neutral, almost to a fault, and seems nearly telepathic.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of telepathic
Noun
  • Planetarium, which features Depp and Natalie Portman as a pair of spiritualist sisters, was released in 2016; that same year Depp dropped out of high school to pursue acting full time.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • At one point, Doug gathered scraps of King’s clothing and sent them to a spiritualist in Whanganui.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of spiritualist
Adjective
  • What’s more, even without steering, the bots were prone to mystic ruminations.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Take The Night Veils, for example, which seeks to capture the spirit of the night through fragrances that can best be described as primal and mystic.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Oct. 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
  • The latter perhaps most acutely reflected such dominant motifs in Gibson’s midcareer work as female figures, birds, and metaphysical reflectors.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The best moments on records like Redemption, Blackheart, and Second Line use her knack for grand, metaphysical metaphors to charge her singing with epic stakes.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of metaphysical

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