Synonyms for oracular
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
Other
authoritative, dogmatic, wise, grave, positive, opinionative, delphic, oraclelike
Definitions
- adj. 1
Prophetic, foretelling the future.
Related words
- Word family
- oracularly oracle
Example sentences
- ambiguous The main feature of this scheme is still ambiguous.
- ominous The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
- prophetic Tom has a prophetic level of paranoid intuition.
- enigmatic She's a strange, enigmatic and inspiring poet.
- authoritative He was the most authoritative among the people.
- dogmatic Layla is a really dogmatic and close-minded person.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| oracular | rising | |
| ambiguous | rising | |
| ominous | rising | |
| prophetic | rising | |
| enigmatic | rising | |
| authoritative | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wise1
- 5 letters
- grave1
- 7 letters
- ominous3, delphic2
- 8 letters
- positive3, dogmatic3
- 9 letters
- ambiguous4, prophetic3, enigmatic4
- 10 letters
- oraclelike
- 12 letters
- opinionative
- 13 letters
- authoritative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ominous3 = 3 syllables).