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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
For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance. — Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026 The pet psychic was ready to listen. — Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 12 May 2026
Adjective
And while Argentina’s culture of talk therapy may turn psychic suffering into words on the therapist’s couch, fans may be reassured that the pros are trained to translate their nerves into strategy on the pitch. — Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 While Fort Lauderdale Police previously used a psychic in Sophie’s case, the department has not worked with Taborn before on any case, Liening said. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 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
  • Air defenses were activated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, according to state media.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Teams and media outlets usually prepare for all such scenarios in advance.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of medium
Adjective
  • To me, jasmine reads more mystical and fresh than hyper-femme or basic bloom.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • Messi’s incidental presence became melancholy rather than mystical.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of mystical
Adjective
  • Jean Grey, the telekinetic and telepathic member of the X-Men, ranks high on the list of theories.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
  • This dark ability is expressed by the image of people getting knocked back, one after another, as if by a magnetic field, as the villain’s telepathic abilities jump from one host to the next.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 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
  • 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
  • As an Asgardian warrior, Thor needs his weapons, so his figure also includes his magical hammer Mjolnir and his mystic ax, Stormbreaker.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 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
  • 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
  • Varsha’s mysterious memories are apparently linked to a much larger set of crises, and in order to make sense of these connections, both Dinu and Ghosh will have to dispense with the material and tread into the metaphysical.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of metaphysical

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