American English

How to pronounce visionary

adjective · nounB2
VIHzhuhnehree

/ˈvɪ.ʒəˌnɛɹ.i/

4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Having original and ambitious ideas about how the future could be.

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Meanings & examples

adjective

Having original and ambitious ideas about how the future could be.

She is a visionary leader in clean energy.

The company has a visionary plan for urban transport.

Good to know

Visionary is about bold ideas for the future; visual is about seeing or pictures.

Common phrases & grammar

visionary leader · visionary ideas · visionary plan · visionary approach

visionary + noun

be + visionary

nounless common

A person who has original and ambitious ideas about the future, especially in business, science, or the arts.

The visionary founded a company that changed the industry.

She is known as a visionary in computer science.

Common phrases & grammar

business visionary · tech visionary · visionary founder

a visionary + verb

the visionary behind + project

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