Antonyms for visionary
ˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr ivi·sion·a·ry

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1. visionary

   That is fanciful which is dictated or suggested by fancy independently of more serious considerations; the fantastic is the fanciful with the added elements of whimsicalness and extravagance. The fanciful swings away from the real or the ordinary lightly and pleasantly, the fantastic extravagantly, the grotesque ridiculously. A fanciful arrangement of objects is commonly pleasing, a fantastic arrangement is striking, a grotesque arrangement is laughable. A fanciful theory or suggestion may be clearly recognized as such; a visionary scheme is erroneously supposed to have a basis in fact. Compare synonyms for DREAM; IDEA; IMAGINATION.

   Antonyms:
   accurate, calculable, calculated, commonplace, literal, ordinary, prosaic, real, reasonable, regular, sensible, solid, sound, sure, true

   Synonyms:
   chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, grotesque, imaginative

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1. visionary

   Antonyms:
   actual, real, truthful, sound, substantial, palpable, unromantic, sober, veritable

   Synonyms:
   fanciful, dreamy, chimerical, baseless, shadowy, imaginary, unreal, fabulous, romantic

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1. visionarynoun

   a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

   Antonyms:
   dystopian

   Synonyms:
   seer, illusionist

2. visionary, illusionist, seeradjective

   a person with unusual powers of foresight

   Antonyms:
   dystopian

   Synonyms:
   illusionist, seer, oracle, prestidigitator, prophet, vaticinator, prophesier, conjurer, magician, conjuror

3. airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windyadjective

   not practical or realizable; speculative

   "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"

   Antonyms:
   dystopian

   Synonyms:
   verbose, wordy, blowy, aery, aeriform, windy, ethereal, airy, long-winded, tedious, impractical, aerial, breezy, aired

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1. visionaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   dreamy, imaginative, romantic, fanciful, illusory, chimerical, utopian

2. visionarynoun

   Synonyms:
   castle-builder, dreamer, illusionist

How to use visionary in a sentence?

1. Andreas Eigenbauer:

   That is visionary, you need a drastic change in support in the population to reach that goal. If you do not get it, then it gets really difficult.

2. Megan Fazio:

   It is speculative and reckless to comment on the potential cause of what was ruled an accident in an ongoing investigation, these anonymous sources should perhaps look at doing the latter, especially while family and friends are grieving the loss of a visionary, mentor and friend. The facts remain, the unfounded commentary and speculation from anonymous sources will continue to evoke a no comment from our team.

3. Gerald Ford:

   We have come tardily to the tremendous task of cleaning up our environment. We should have moved with similar zeal at least a decade ago. But no purpose is served by post-mortems. With visionary zeal but the greatest realism, we must now address ourselves to the vast problems that confront us.

4. David Brody:

   Jeff was a brilliant strategist, visionary and expert in all things aviation.

5. Nicola Fox:

   Anyone who knew Dr. Astrophysicist Eugene Parker, knew that he was a visionary, i was honored to stand with him at the launch of Parker Solar Probe and have loved getting to share with him all the exciting science results, seeing his face light up with every new image and data plot I showed him. I will sincerely miss his excitement and love for Parker Solar Probe. Even though Astrophysicist Eugene Parker is no longer with us, Astrophysicist Eugene Parker discoveries and legacy will live forever.

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