visionary
- noun
- /ˈvɪʒənˌɛri/
- 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.
- And I think Steve Jobs was such a visionary that he saw where that could go.
- We may not ever get any candidate who isn't a visionary in one way or the other.
- And all the great leaders have been great visionaries.
- And so what's really neat is you as the visionary can now become more of an artist, right?
- Most founders are great visionaries and they're great creatives and were action takers.
- So this poet, prophet, poet, visionary saying we have two hearts.
- Kenan was a visionary and Damon, that's what taught me the eyes.
- God bless me to support the visionary and I'm and I'm totally OK with that.
- I have always been attracted to visionaries, comedians and people who make me laugh.
- And last but not least, filmmaker equals visionary.
Examples
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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.
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No, I saw in you a visionary, an artist who has something to give to the world.
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My brother is a visionary.
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Patrick, you are a visionary, an inspiration.
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I mean, she's one of the most, I think, visionary directors we have right now.
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Gerald Cole was a visionary.
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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
A person who sees what the future could be and creates new ideas
A person who has new ideas and finds new ways to solve problems
Compounds
How Visionary
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.