Synonyms for visionary
ˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr ivi·sion·a·ry

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1. visionary

   That is fanciful which is dictated or suggested by fancy independently of more serious considerations; the fantastic is the fanciful with the added elements of whimsicalness and extravagance. The fanciful swings away from the real or the ordinary lightly and pleasantly, the fantastic extravagantly, the grotesque ridiculously. A fanciful arrangement of objects is commonly pleasing, a fantastic arrangement is striking, a grotesque arrangement is laughable. A fanciful theory or suggestion may be clearly recognized as such; a visionary scheme is erroneously supposed to have a basis in fact. Compare synonyms for DREAM; IDEA; IMAGINATION.

   Synonyms:
   chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, grotesque, imaginative

   Antonyms:
   accurate, calculable, calculated, commonplace, literal, ordinary, prosaic, real, reasonable, regular, sensible, solid, sound, sure, true

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1. visionary

   Synonyms:
   fanciful, dreamy, chimerical, baseless, shadowy, imaginary, unreal, fabulous, romantic

   Antonyms:
   actual, real, truthful, sound, substantial, palpable, unromantic, sober, veritable

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1. visionarynoun

   a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

   Synonyms:
   seer, illusionist

   Antonyms:
   dystopian

2. visionary, illusionist, seeradjective

   a person with unusual powers of foresight

   Synonyms:
   illusionist, seer, oracle, prestidigitator, prophet, vaticinator, prophesier, conjurer, magician, conjuror

   Antonyms:
   dystopian

3. airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windyadjective

   not practical or realizable; speculative

   "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"

   Synonyms:
   verbose, wordy, blowy, aery, aeriform, windy, ethereal, airy, long-winded, tedious, impractical, aerial, breezy, aired

   Antonyms:
   dystopian

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1. • Person

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1. visionaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   imaginative, romantic, given to reverie

2. visionaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   unreal, fanciful, fancied, ideal, fantastic, imaginary, chimerical, illusory, shadowy, quixotic, utopian, wild

3. visionarynoun

   Synonyms:
   dreamer, FANATIC, enthusiast, zealot, castle-builder

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1. visionaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   dreamy, imaginative, romantic, fanciful, illusory, chimerical, utopian

2. visionarynoun

   Synonyms:
   castle-builder, dreamer, illusionist

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1. List of paraphrases for "visionary":

   far-sighted, visionaries, farsighted, forward-looking, vision, clear-sighted

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1. David Brody:

   Jeff was a brilliant strategist, visionary and expert in all things aviation.

2. Sharan Burrow:

   We know that if governments and industry aren't visionary enough to engage in a dialogue, to put the plan in place, to give people security, then we will see distress, fear and increasingly opposition among people around the world.

3. Steve Scalise:

   The budget's always a visionary document, but it's also a unifying document.

4. Lord Robert Baden-Powell:

   Girls should be brought up to be comrades and helpers, not to be dolls. They should take a real and not a visionary share in the welfare of the nation.

5. Gerald Ford:

   We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us.