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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
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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
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Recent Examples of visionaries
The Trailblazer Award recognizes visionaries whose innovative storytelling styles impact culture and affect social change.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2026
Actors and visionaries like Katharine Hepburn, Walt Disney, and Daniel Day-Lewis have etched their names in Oscars history.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
After the war, aesthetic values slowly started to change, switching to a utilitarian, unornamented standard and ushering in the era of international and midcentury-modern styles pioneered by visionaries like Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Parker highlighted Jameson’s 41-year career in the hospitality industry, calling him one of Fort Worth’s greatest visionaries.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
The upshot is that even CEO visionaries like Lew Wasserman came to sense the ground shifting under them.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
As one of the purveyors at the heart of the K-wave sweeping the world, the IP powerhouse celebrated the visionaries shaping Korea’s cultural impact by hosting the 2026 Visionary Awards at the CJ ENM Center in Seoul.
—Partner Content, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Members of the Changemakers Advisory Board, a group of business visionaries dedicated to transformational change and the advancement of women in leadership roles that now also includes two past CNBC Changemakers, provided the weighting for each category.
—David Spiegel, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
The week is a one-of-a-kind power party, celebrating creatives and visionaries from every step of the process—from historical icons to those bringing their ideas to life for the very first time.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Paul Grein, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2026
Actors and visionaries like Katharine Hepburn, Walt Disney, and Daniel Day-Lewis have etched their names in Oscars history.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
After the war, aesthetic values slowly started to change, switching to a utilitarian, unornamented standard and ushering in the era of international and midcentury-modern styles pioneered by visionaries like Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
Parker highlighted Jameson’s 41-year career in the hospitality industry, calling him one of Fort Worth’s greatest visionaries.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2026
The upshot is that even CEO visionaries like Lew Wasserman came to sense the ground shifting under them.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
As one of the purveyors at the heart of the K-wave sweeping the world, the IP powerhouse celebrated the visionaries shaping Korea’s cultural impact by hosting the 2026 Visionary Awards at the CJ ENM Center in Seoul.
—Partner Content, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Members of the Changemakers Advisory Board, a group of business visionaries dedicated to transformational change and the advancement of women in leadership roles that now also includes two past CNBC Changemakers, provided the weighting for each category.
—David Spiegel, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
The week is a one-of-a-kind power party, celebrating creatives and visionaries from every step of the process—from historical icons to those bringing their ideas to life for the very first time.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visionaries
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Dean in Blue Valentine and Luke in The Place Beyond the Pines are two of a kind, individualistic dreamers who step willingly into responsibility and love fully when allowed to, but can’t quite figure out the right way to provide.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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The property has drawn interest from developers, land flippers and fanciful dreamers for years, at one point inspiring a pitch to use the site to host reality TV entertainment, including music and cooking contests.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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All evidence shows that Chee and Manuelito have engaged in carnal intimacy as the prophets foretold.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Feb. 2026
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Look at weather apps and listen to forecasters for information about the UV index, heat warnings, and the feels-like temperature.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The donkeys and the manger were also useful as natural weather forecasters.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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The forecaster who makes the most accurate predictions, as early as possible, can earn a cash prize and, perhaps more important, the esteem of the world’s most talented seers.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Seeing around the bend in the river—or even knowing the river ahead does indeed bend—can require the sort of leap of faith that made Vannevar Bush insist that shamans, priests and spiritual seers are the antecedents of today’s engineering stars.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Aug. 2019
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Some futurists compare this development to our primitive ancestors’ discovery of fire.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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For decades engineers, architects, futurists, industrialists, investors and politicians have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Visionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visionaries. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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