as in medium
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
a celebrity psychic who managed to convince at least some people that their deceased loved ones were using him to relay messages
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
variants
also psychical
1
as in mystical
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in telepathic
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of psychic
Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Two days before his appointment, McCracken proposed an idea after coming across a TikTok video about a girl who had a session with a psychic to learn more about her cat's thoughts.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There were lots of articles on protecting yourself from psychic attacks; some of them were way out there.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychic
Noun
Bud & Rita dispensaries are featuring a variety of special events this week, including psychics, caricature artists, glassblowing and ashtray painting.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Two days before his appointment, McCracken proposed an idea after coming across a TikTok video about a girl who had a session with a psychic to learn more about her cat's thoughts.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The thrill of execution gives way to psychic collapse.
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There were lots of articles on protecting yourself from psychic attacks; some of them were way out there.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for psychic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psychic
Noun
-
That leaves Cowart, who stood out in the Jets’ first OTA practice open to the media last week, as the early favorite.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
-
Despite all of the action between the two sides in the media, no deal has been made yet.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Adjective
-
Those who forgave depicted the moment in mystical terms—unpremeditated, unexpected, the words just flowed.—
Kevin Sack,
Time,
3 June 2025
-
Astrology is not a central feature of Jewish practice, though elements similar to it do appear in Jewish mystical tradition and ancient rabbinic sources, including references to the constellations of the Zodiac.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Adjective
-
Nibert loved the free-thinking spirit of the village and its college.—
Keith BieryGolick,
Cincinnati.com,
28 Aug. 2019
-
Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback.—
Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com,
al,
22 Aug. 2019
Noun
-
Further, there’s some worry that by spending thousands of years finding and gentling (or executing) male channelers, humanity has begun to self-select channeling out of the gene pool.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
-
Along with Nynaeve and, to a lesser extent, Alayne, Egwene is one of the most naturally powerful channelers the Aes Sedai have ever seen.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
The author also varies the texture of the book by inserting poems, quotations, dramatic dialogue, a veiled account of her unhappy days at boarding school, and a lengthy digression on the German mystic Friederike Hauffe, who claimed to be clairvoyant and to communicate with spirits.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
-
Further projects include psychological thriller The Olive Press, set in the mystic world of the Druze community in Mount Lebanon, from writer and director Samah El Kadi, and co-written by Nadim Chammas.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
Noun
-
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Her tales of power-hungry telepaths and erotic alien encounters are now canonical, in science fiction and beyond.—
Stephen Kearse,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
Cage’s haunted delivery, contrasting powerfully with Knell’s anxious, terrified giggling, gives the scene a metaphysical kick.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
-
The Hormone Monsters were soon joined by a full menagerie of metaphysical beings, from the Shame Wizard (David Thewlis) to the Depression Kitty (Jean Smart) to the Anxiety Mosquito (Maria Bamford).—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 May 2025
Noun
-
More than 1,500 people are suing the city in 54 lawsuits, saying its failure to maintain its storm channels led to catastrophic flooding that displaced thousands, mainly in underserved neighborhoods in the Chollas Creek watershed.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
-
Castelli maps four transmission channels: acute events, chronic shifts, transition pressures, and litigation.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Psychic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psychic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share