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unprophetic

unprophetic

9.1
Not able to predict what will happen
  • adjective
  • /ʌnprəˈfɛtɪk/
translation icon : no profético
  • His predictions were completely unprophetic!

Examples

  • The analyst's unprophetic outlook led many investors astray.

  • History proved her unprophetic warnings to be completely misplaced.

  • His unprophetic comments failed to anticipate the economic downturn.

  • The analysis turned out to be unprophetic in hindsight.

  • His unyielding belief in a positive outcome seemed unprophetic given the current circumstances.

  • In these unprophetic days, few dared to dream of a brighter future.

  • The predictions turned out to be unprophetic, as events unfolded quite differently.

Synonyms

unforesightful
vsunprophetic
9.3

Not planning for problems that will happen in the future

has identical meaning but is expressed as a negative descriptive quality
unpredictive
vsunprophetic
  • Specialized
7.8

Not able to tell what will happen next

focuses on not showing prophetic ability rather than prediction accuracy
nonpredictive
vsunprophetic
  • Specialized
7.2

Not able to correctly say what will happen

emphasizes lack of general foresight rather than forecasting precision
nonprognosticative
vsunprophetic
  • Formal
9.9

Not making predictions about the future

describes absence of predictive action rather than inability to foresee

Antonyms

33 7.4

Saying or showing what will happen in the future, often as if from a spiritual source

How Prophetic

prescient
  • Formal
16 8.9
prophetic
33 7.4
predictive
  • Specialized
25 4.9
unprophetic
9.1

Surface Forms

unprophetic positive

Morphology

unprophetic = prophetic (transparent) = un + prophet + ic

The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'prophetic', yielding 'not prophetic'.

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'.