prophetic
- 01 C1 Advanced
correctly saying what will happen in the future before it actually happens.
accurately predicting or foreshadowing future events; demonstrating prescience.
Simple“His warnings about the economy proved to be prophetic when the markets crashed.”
In context“The novelist's descriptions of a surveillance-state society proved eerily prophetic in light of recent technological developments.”
UsageOften used with 'proved to be' or 'turned out to be'.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
related to a prophet or a religious message about the future.
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
Simple“The old books contained prophetic visions of a coming king.”
In context“The scholar spent years analyzing the prophetic traditions of the ancient Near East to understand their social impact.”
Synonymsdivineoracular
“We had spoken to Yassir: I thought he could win the ball off him – and look how it turned out,” said Racing’s prophetic head coach, José Alberto.”
Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós), equivalent to prophet + -ic.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.