visionary
/ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/
adjective
- Having or showing original ideas and the ability to imagine the future in a creative or inspiring way.
- The company hired a visionary designer to create their new product line.
- Many people dismissed his ideas as impossible, but they turned out to be visionary.
- Her visionary approach to education transformed the entire school district.
- Relating to or characterized by dreams or visions, especially of a supernatural or spiritual nature.
- The ancient text describes visionary journeys to other worlds.
- The artist's visionary paintings were inspired by her meditation experiences.
- He had a visionary experience during his retreat in the mountains.
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- A person who has original ideas about what the future could be like and plans for it in a creative way.
- The town's founder was a visionary who designed parks and schools before building houses.
- Young visionaries in the group proposed a plan to make the city carbon-neutral by 2030.
- Steve Jobs was a visionary who changed how we use technology.
- A person who claims to have visions of the future or of the supernatural.
- The village elder was considered a visionary who could communicate with spirits.
- In medieval times, a visionary who predicted a flood was both feared and respected.
- Some historians believe the prophet was a genuine visionary, not a fraud.