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visionary
[ vizh-uh-ner-ee ]
adjective
- given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes:
a visionary enthusiast.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- given to or concerned with seeing visions.
- belonging to or seen in a vision.
- unreal; imaginary:
visionary evils.
Synonyms: , ,
- purely idealistic or speculative; impractical; unrealizable:
a visionary scheme.
Synonyms:
- of, relating to, or proper to a vision.
noun
- a person of unusually keen foresight.
- a person who sees visions.
- a person who is given to audacious, highly speculative, or impractical ideas or schemes; dreamer.
visionary
/ ˈɪəəɪ /
adjective
- marked by vision or foresight
a visionary leader
- incapable of being realized or effected; unrealistic
- (of people) characterized by idealistic or radical ideas, esp impractical ones
- given to having visions
- of, of the nature of, or seen in visions
noun
- a visionary person
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- sDz·i·Ա noun
- ԴDz·sDz·y adjective noun
- ܲ·sDz·y adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of visionary1
Example Sentences
The arts and humanities organizations, led by visionary change agents, do much more than organizing cultural events: they play a crucial role in fostering social bonds, as well as community and local identity and pride.
Dauntless, rational visionaries are always in short supply, especially now.
When Ridley Scott, visionary director of “Alien,” “Blade Runner” and “Gladiator,” connects with your story, it’s probably a good idea to explore it in any medium possible.
Of course, there was a profusion of great minds in California’s fertile Santa Clara Valley, innovators and visionaries blessed with a superhuman capacity to peer around corners and deep into the future.
Musk, widely regarded as an eccentric visionary who popularized electric vehicles, has occupied a prominent position in the Trump administration as the leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, since January.
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