Synonyms of visionaries

visionaries

noun

plural of visionary

1

as in diviners

one who predicts future events or developments

according to Greek myth, Cassandra was a visionary who was endowed with the gift of inerrant prophecy but fated to never be believed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diviners
• prophets
• forecasters
• mystics
• seers
• futurists
• sibyls
• soothsayers
• oracles
• prognosticators
• fortune-tellers
• foretellers
• augurs
• foreseers
• prophetesses
• prophesiers
• astrologers
• doomsayers
• Cassandras
• palmists
• Jeremiahs
• wisewomen
• crystal gazers
• doomsdayers
• rhabdomancers

2

as in dreamers

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world

19th-century visionaries who founded short-lived communities in which everyone was supposed to live in perfect peace and harmony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dreamers
• idealists
• romantics
• utopians
• idealogues
• romanticists
• ideologues
• theorists
• Don Quixotes
• idealizers
• optimists
• sentimentalists
• daydreamers
• fantasts
• reformers
• thinkers
• emotionalists
• Pollyannas
• perfectionists
• do-gooders
• fantasizers
• Micawbers
• doctrinaires
• woolgatherers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realists
• pragmatists
• cynics
• pessimists
• defeatists
• empiricists
• hardnoses
• empirics

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of visionaries

And with fan engagement at an all-time high, record-breaking viewership and major investments pouring in—who are the visionaries behind this seismic shift? —Forbeslive, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024

From film and television to music and theatre, these artists and visionaries personify the spirit of the ever-evolving city and show us what New York offers to the global industry. —William Earl, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024