precognitive

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US/pɹiˈkɑɡ.nə.tɪv/

adjective

Pertaining to the ability to see or predict future events.

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clairvoyantauguraloracularprognosticpropheticsecond-sightedprophetical
OriginEnglish cognitive ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprecognitive (comparative more precognitive, superlative most precognitive)

comparative more precognitive · superlative most precognitive

  1. Pertaining to the ability to see or predict future events.

    Synonyms: clairvoyant, augural, oracular, prognostic, prophetic

nounprecognitive (plural precognitives)

plural precognitives

  1. literatureA precognitive person, a seer.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to the ability to see or predict future events.

Similar
clairvoyantauguraloracularprognosticprophetic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveforeseeing the future

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clairvoyantsecond-sightedpropheticprophetical
Also see
cassandraclairvoyantoraclepropheticpropheticalsecond-sighted

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishcognitive
  10. Englishprecognitive

From pre- + cognitive.

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APA

precognitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precognitive

MLA

“precognitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precognitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precognitive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precognitive.

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