Synonyms for sibylline
- adjective
Most common
prophetic divinatory mantic sibyllic cryptic kabbalistic enigmatic fey
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books.
- adj. 2
Of or pertaining to or resembling a sibyl or female oracle, especially the Cumaean Sibyl and the Sibylline Books. Having oracle-like predicting powers, clairvoyant.
Example sentences
- prophetic Tom has a prophetic level of paranoid intuition.
- cryptic He spends a lot of time doing cryptic crossword puzzles.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sibylline | steady | |
| prophetic | rising | |
| divinatory | rising | |
| mantic | rising | |
| cryptic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fey1
- 5 letters
- vatic
- 6 letters
- mantic
- 7 letters
- cryptic2, vatical
- 8 letters
- sibyllic
- 9 letters
- prophetic3, enigmatic4, cryptical
- 10 letters
- divinatory
- 11 letters
- kabbalistic
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cryptic2 = 2 syllables).