Synonyms & related words for prophesy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prophesy — including vaticinate, soothsay, foretell, prognosticate, forebode, presage. 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 prophesy

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

Synonyms for prophesy

Common synonyms for prophesy include vaticinate, soothsay, foretell, prognosticate, forebode, presage, bode, foreshadow — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does prophesy come from?

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