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US/proʊˈfet.ɪk/
UK/prəˈfet.ɪk/
correctly describing or warning about what will happen in the future
In context
His warning about the housing crisis proved prophetic.
The novel now seems eerily prophetic, as it describes a world like ours.
She had a prophetic dream the night before the storm.
Words that go with prophetic
adjective + noun
- prophetic wordsHis prophetic words came true ten years later.
- prophetic visionThe film offers a prophetic vision of the internet age.
- prophetic warningThe scientist's prophetic warning was ignored.
- prophetic dreamHe believed it was a prophetic dream.
adverb + adjective
- eerily propheticThe song was eerily prophetic.
- strangely propheticHer letter now seems strangely prophetic.