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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
For its 50th American Image Awards, the American Apparel & Footwear Association will honor a host of visionaries behind the brands, ideas and movements shaping fashion’s future.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Included is a sincere expression of gratitude for the visionaries and leaders who brought us here — from the enduring legacy of Ewing Kauffman to today’s Royals ownership, led by John Sherman.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
Cancer research in particular has long benefited from local visionaries.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Home for artists, architects, advocates Throughout the 20th century, Casa de la Torre attracted creative visionaries and community leaders, according to Compass.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
With expert visionaries, Meow Wolf's world-building is all about detail and narrative direction.
—Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The ceremony honors artists, visionaries and leaders in film, television, music and culture.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Meet the visionaries who aren’t just changing the rules.
—Essence, 24 Nov. 2025
Community affairs glow up, and bring you closer to like-minded creatives and visionaries.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 Jan. 2026
Included is a sincere expression of gratitude for the visionaries and leaders who brought us here — from the enduring legacy of Ewing Kauffman to today’s Royals ownership, led by John Sherman.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Dec. 2025
Cancer research in particular has long benefited from local visionaries.
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
Home for artists, architects, advocates Throughout the 20th century, Casa de la Torre attracted creative visionaries and community leaders, according to Compass.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 11 Dec. 2025
With expert visionaries, Meow Wolf's world-building is all about detail and narrative direction.
—Malik Peay, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
The ceremony honors artists, visionaries and leaders in film, television, music and culture.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Meet the visionaries who aren’t just changing the rules.
—Essence, 24 Nov. 2025
Community affairs glow up, and bring you closer to like-minded creatives and visionaries.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visionaries
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Across cultures and centuries, constellations have been used to explain myths, guide travelers, and inspire dreamers.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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The Audacity will star Billy Magnussen and Zach Galifianakis, and revolve around everyone in the orbit of tech’s Disneyland, from the makers and dreamers to the billionaires and bosses.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
27 Dec. 2025
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Hale connects that story to another tale that took place in the same wilderness twenty years earlier—a story of a cult, brainwashing, teenage prophets, and murder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Older Western societies are presented as inherently illiberal, to be contrasted unfavorably with the perfectly liberal society promised by the prophets of the progressive future.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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To hear the National Weather Service tell it, the transition from the wet days simply did not move as fast as forecasters anticipated.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In more recent years, economic forecasters haven't been exactly hitting it out of the park either.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
6 Jan. 2026
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Tech CEOs and futurists have long described Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, as one of the ultimate goals of artificial intelligence.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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What’s clear is that crypto has become much bigger than the retail traders and techno futurists who are committed to HODLing through thick and thin.—
Emily Nicolle,
Fortune,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Visionaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visionaries. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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