A visionary is someone with a strong vision of the future. Since such visions aren't always accurate, a visionary's ideas may either work brilliantly or fail miserably. Even so, visionary is usually a positive word. Martin Luther King, Jr., for instance, was a visionary in his hopes and ideas for a just society. The word is also an adjective; thus, for example, we may speak of a visionary project, a visionary leader, a visionary painter, or a visionary company.
quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinary prudence and common sense.
a quixotic crusade
Example Sentences
Adjective She is known as a visionary leader. He had a visionary experience. Noun She's a visionary in her field. 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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Adjective
It’s also the sort of experiential, gutting, near-visionary type of work that restores your faith in what people with movie cameras and passion and storytelling can do. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2022 Why: Off-White was, of course, created by the late Virgil Abloh, a visionary whose ideas could not be contained to one medium. Kevin Leblanc, ELLE, 8 June 2022 Gaspar Noé is a visionary whose visceral films will change you, and Irreversible might be the best example of this. Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 May 2022 His visionary work took the form of drawings, paintings, and writings that described a utopian, ecologically-balanced world called Eldorica.cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022 The film is directed by John Maggio and examines the legacy of photographer, writer, composer, activist and filmmaker, Gordon Parks, and highlights his visionary work and its impact on the next generation of artists. Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022 Economist Amartya Sen won the Nobel Prize for his visionary work on poverty, inequality, and famine. Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2022 Incorporate visionary ideas into your work in the week ahead. Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2021 Founders might have visionary ideas, sure, but often those ideas don't play out fully in the real world as originally envisioned. Roy Ferman, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
Noun
Holder sought out the offbeat, the untutored, and the visionary. John Beardsley, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2022 Jane the Virgin alum Justin Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios, also founded by Steve Sarowitz, and Bandai Namco Entertainment, the visionary of other video games including Galaga and Tekken, are spearheading the project, THR says. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 The visionary who brought professional hockey to Florida and helped create a three-time Stanley Cup champion franchise in Tampa will be a founding partner of the new $20 million Ice Center at Olympus. Dustin Wyatt, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 Fortunately, the visionary quickly pivoted and built a career as a consultant and founded two tech startups while quietly investing in a dozen startups in the space according to Moguldom. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 July 2022 Though Miller is widely recognized as the key visionary behind The Dark Knight Returns, Heritage Auctions listed the piece under the names of both Miller and Varley, and it is initialed by both. Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Lawrence Sher, an Oscar nominee for Joker, received the visionary in cinematography award, and Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Loki, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) picked up the emerging star honor. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2022 The book carefully grounds af Klint, who is heralded these days for being a visionary far ahead of her time, in the solid realities of her life. Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Gravel is known as the visionary behind the Atlanta Beltline. Zachary Hansen, ajc, 22 Aug. 2022 See More