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visionary

visionary

47 6.3
A person who imagines new ideas and plans for the future
  • noun
  • /ˈvɪʒənˌɛri/
translation icon : visionario
  • And I think Steve Jobs was such a visionary that he saw where that could go.
  • a cultural visionary
  • young visionaries

And I think Steve Jobs was such a visionary that he saw where that could go.

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Examples

  • Clissold is often acknowledged for being a visionary as well as a shrewd businessman.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I was mentored by great visionaries who remain paramount to me to this day.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The man was a visionary, a hero.

  • No, I saw in you a visionary, an artist who has something to give to the world.

  • My brother is a visionary.

  • Patrick, you are a visionary, an inspiration.

  • I mean, she's one of the most, I think, visionary directors we have right now.

  • Gerald Cole was a visionary.

  • For almost twenty years, Grove was one of the visionaries behind this grand Victorian institution.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Steve Jobs was a true visionary, always imagining how technology could change the world.

Synonyms

true visionary
vsvisionary
2 6.8

A person who sees what the future could be and creates new ideas

is less extreme in foresight, focusing on planning the future with creativity
creative thinker
vsvisionary
1 3.6

A person who has new ideas and finds new ways to solve problems

focuses on imagining and planning future events rather than general idea generation

Compounds

A person who sees what the future could be and creates new ideas

How Visionary

seer
23 8.0
visionary
47 6.3
innovator
38 4.3
planner
124 3.2

Surface Forms

visionary singular
visionaries plural

Morphology

visionary = vision (transparent) = vision + ary

Formed directly from 'vision' + the productive suffix '-ary', meaning a person characterized by vision or imaginative foresight.

Etymology

Visionary comes from the word vision, which comes from a Latin word meaning 'to see'. So a visionary is someone who can 'see' new possibilities or the future in their mind, which is why the word means a person with strong, creative foresight.