oracular

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore O words

obscurely portentous, as if delivering ambiguous prophecies

In a sentence

Oracular in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing oracular in a sentence.

The critic's oracular pronouncements left readers guessing at his real opinion.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Oracular (adjective) means obscurely portentous, as if delivering ambiguous prophecies

Here is oracular used in an example sentence: "The critic's oracular pronouncements left readers guessing at his real opinion."

Common synonyms for oracular include prophetic, cryptic, sibylline.

Antonyms of oracular include plain, explicit, unambiguous.

Oracular is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.