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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 51Թ Forms
- sDz·i·Ա noun
- ԴDz·sDz·y adjective noun
- ܲ·sDz·y adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of visionary1
Example Sentences
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.
“In these remarkable players, I have found both a profound wellspring of generosity, and a visionary commitment to excellence in music-making.”
Benjamin Netanyahu, who describes President Trump's Gaza plan as "visionary", has repeatedly ruled out any future role for Hamas, but also for the Palestinian Authority.
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