Synonyms & related words for prophecy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prophecy — including vaticination, prognostication, divination, soothsay, foretelling, prediction. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to prophecy

Explore words related to prophecy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include vaticinal, prophesy, vaticinate, fatidic, prophetic, prophetical, prophetically, foretold. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for prophecy

Common synonyms for prophecy include vaticination, prognostication, divination, soothsay, foretelling, prediction, foreshowing, forecasting — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does prophecy come from?

The word prophecy breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Greek origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, forward”); and -phec, from Greek phemi (“speak”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.