unprophetic
- adjective
- /ʌnprəˈfɛtɪk/
- His predictions were completely unprophetic!
Examples
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The analyst's unprophetic outlook led many investors astray.
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History proved her unprophetic warnings to be completely misplaced.
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His unprophetic comments failed to anticipate the economic downturn.
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The analysis turned out to be unprophetic in hindsight.
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His unyielding belief in a positive outcome seemed unprophetic given the current circumstances.
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In these unprophetic days, few dared to dream of a brighter future.
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The predictions turned out to be unprophetic, as events unfolded quite differently.
Synonyms
Not planning for problems that will happen in the future
Not able to tell what will happen next
Not able to correctly say what will happen
Not making predictions about the future
Antonyms
Saying or showing what will happen in the future, often as if from a spiritual source
How Prophetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unprophetic is made of un- meaning 'not' and prophetic, which comes from prophet meaning 'someone who speaks about the future'. So, unprophetic means 'not able to predict' or 'not like a prophet'.