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

Through projects ranging from futuristic vehicles to virtual couture, McIntyre is one of the visionaries who is helping to define a more feminine approach to innovation for the coming decades. —Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

Feminine futurism, championed by visionaries like Faith Popcorn, Zaha Hadid, and Katie McIntyre, offers a roadmap for this evolution. —Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024

But until Harris came along, visionaries in the sector were few and far between. —Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Composed of creative visionaries, innovators, strategists, music mavens, tequila lovers, artists, writers, digital wizards, and more, Where Eagles Dare promotes and practices a collaborative approach that honors all ideas while encouraging employees to learn from their peers’ expertise. —Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024

Thanks in part to visionaries like MicroStrategy along with major financial institutions like BlackRock, not to mention growing political and regulatory approval for crypto and its derivatives, bitcoin’s risk profile has changed. —Sandy Carter, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

This year, Carol Kane — the chimeric renaissance woman, eternal ingenue, muse to visionaries from Sidney Lumet to Cindy Sherman — rose from the rubble, a mirage made real, in Nathan Silver's exquisite Between the Temples. —Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024

The Barbie Tribute Collection, which debuted in 2021, celebrate visionaries for their contributions, impact and legacy as trailblazers. —Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024

The Barbie Tribute Collection was conceived to celebrate visionaries for their contributions, impact and legacy as trailblazers. —Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024