Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun psychic

1 sense of psychic

Sense 1
psychic -- (a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception)
       => occultist -- (a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)

Antonyms of adj psychic

2 senses of psychic

Sense 1
psychic, psychical -- (affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma")

INDIRECT (VIA mental) -> physical -- (involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance")

Sense 2
psychic, psychical -- (outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena")

INDIRECT (VIA paranormal) -> normal -- (in accordance with scientific laws)

Similarity of adj psychic

2 senses of psychic

Sense 1
psychic, psychical -- (affecting or influenced by the human mind; "psychic energy"; "psychic trauma")
       => mental (vs. physical) -- (involving the mind or an intellectual process; "mental images of happy times"; "mental calculations"; "in a terrible mental state"; "mental suffering"; "free from mental defects")

Sense 2
psychic, psychical -- (outside the sphere of physical science; "psychic phenomena")
       => paranormal (vs. normal) -- (not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations")

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