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

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

The 20th century in particular abounded in such visions, some of which—The Handmaid’s Tale, or Brave New World, published in 1932 and getting spookier every day—have proved more prophetic than others. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026