visionary
visionary
Definition
vi·sion·ary (-er′ē)
adjective
- of, having the nature of, or seen in a vision
- existing only in the mind; not real; imaginary visionary achievements
- not capable of being put into effect; not realistic; impractical a visionary scheme
- seeing or disposed to see visions
- characterized by impractical ideas or schemes
noun pl. -·ar′·ies
- a person who sees visions; prophet or seer
- a person whose ideas, plans, etc. are impractical, too idealistic, or fantastic; dreamer
- a person of strong and creative imaginative power and, often, the ability to inspire others
visionary
Synonyms
visionary
modif.
Impractical
ideal, idealistic, ideological, unrealistic, romantic, utopian, quixotic, in the clouds*; see also impractical.Antonyms
practical*, realistic, pragmatical. Imaginary
not real, chimerical, delusory, dreamy; see fantastic 1, imaginary.
visionary
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: How many many times have the visionaries of the Virgin been children?
Adjective modifier
- courageous: We need a courageous visionary Government, who are willing to take the lead and set an example.
- true: Many saw Powell as a true visionary, voicing the concerns which were held at the time.
- musical: Death of musical visionary, by Dan Glaister in The Guardian, 10th.
- religious: Actually Winstanley was more of a religious visionary than a political leader.
- leading: Gary was a leading visionary with the Highways Agency in developing and promoting the CAT procurement techniques.
- great: To me he is a great American visionary who should not slip through the cracks any more.
Modifies a noun
- leadership: Catching the wave will require visionary leadership in Africa.
- poet: No pleasant chat William Blake, beside being a visionary poet, worked also as a commercial artist.
- architect: Here, the visionary architect was given total freedom to indulge his unique style.
- entrepreneur: As a successful and visionary entrepreneur she gave us her top tips for success and these are listed below.
- founder: Established in 1983 by its visionary founder, Gilbert de Botton, GAM has been owned by UBS AG since 1999.
- thinking: Sometimes even just having the rare opportunity to spend time away from the everyday pressures of running a business can catalyze more visionary thinking.
Modifying Another Word
- truly: Druids Fantasy contains a natural source of D-lysergic acid amide, together with intoxicating herbal extracts, for a truly visionary experience.
- even: It's a brilliant, perhaps even visionary, idea.
- not: We will work to ensure that everyone understands and recognizes the value of the natural environment, is not visionary enough.
- sometimes: Indeed the current developments in community sentencing are a culmination of many years of sometimes visionary, often pragmatic, reforms.
- too: Some people may claim that the proposals are too visionary.
Noun used with modifier
- technology: Digipede is led by a proven team of technology visionaries who have developed best-in-class Windows applications for more than 15 years.
Preposition: in
- field: We hope that the Educators SIG will grow and be visionary in the field of perioperative practice development and practice education.
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