prophesizes
Declares what's coming
Prophesizes is the third-person singular form of prophesy, meaning to predict future events or speak as if divinely inspired.
A prophet prophesizes doom; a pundit prophesizes election outcomes.
The word carries connotations of authority or grandiosity: She prophesizes that the economy will collapse within a year.
Foretelling through mystical means
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- sibylAncient female prophet
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- psychicOne claiming supernatural perception
medium · tarot · scrying · crystal ball · séance · spiritualist · augury · necromancy
Prediction of future conditions
- foreseePredict future events
- prognosticateForetell future events
- foretellPredict future events
- anticipateExpect beforehand
envision · extrapolate · project · augur · precognition · prescience · foresight · prevision
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- messiahProphesied liberator figure
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
scripture · vision · miracle · divine · holy · sacred · covenant · testament
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- signMark conveying information
warning · premonition · forewarning · boding · herald · forebode · adumbration · foretoken
divination
Foretelling through mystical means
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- sibylAncient female prophet
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
psychic · medium · tarot · scrying · crystal ball · séance · spiritualist · augury · necromancy · oracle
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- foreseePredict future events
- prognosticateForetell future events
- foretellPredict future events
anticipate · envision · extrapolate · project · augur · precognition · prescience · foresight · prevision · foreknowledge
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- messiahProphesied liberator figure
apocalypse · scripture · vision · miracle · divine · holy · sacred · covenant · testament · rapture
portent
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
sign · warning · premonition · forewarning · boding · herald · forebode · adumbration · foretoken · auspice
prophesizesrecounts
Narrates or re-tallies
recollects · remembers · chronicles · historicizes · documents
prophesizesverifies
Confirms as accurate
confirms · proves · demonstrates · establishes · substantiates