Synonyms for psychic
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Relating to or having the abilities of a psychic.
You must be psychic—I was just about to say that.
- n. 1
A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extrasensory abilities such as clairvoyance, precognition and telepathy, as well as potentially interact externally using their minds or souls through telekinesis or teleportation, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.
Related words
- Word family
- psychicity psychicness psychical psychological
- Phrases
- psychic bid psychic photography psychic vampire
Forms
- Plural
- psychics → psyches…
Example sentences
- mental His mental level is higher than the average boy's.
- clairvoyant Everything happened exactly as the clairvoyant had predicted.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| psychic | rising | |
| mental | steady | |
| clairvoyant | rising | |
| psychical | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fey1
- 5 letters
- psych1
- 6 letters
- mental2, medium3
- 9 letters
- psychical3
- 11 letters
- clairvoyant3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mental2 = 2 syllables).