Chaplin was visionary.
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Visionary
//ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ɹi//
Synonyms for "visionary" (133 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (66)
imaginativein the cloudsinfatuateinsubstantialintrospectiveloftylotus eaterlotus-eatermisleadingmusingmysticmythicalnoblenutostensibleotherworldlyphantasmagoricphantasmalphantompoetic
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
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5 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
13 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
180 translations across 28 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- визионерски adj (having vision or foresight)
- въображаем adj (imaginary or illusory)
- илюзорен adj (imaginary or illusory)
- мечтателен adj (idealistic or utopian)
Catalan
4 entries- visionari adj (having vision or foresight)
- visionari noun (someone who has visions)
- visionari noun (impractical dreamer)
- visionària noun (someone who has visions)
Czech
1 entries- vizionář noun (someone who has visions)
Danish
4 entries- idealistisk adj (idealistic or utopian)
- urealistisk adj (idealistic or utopian)
- utopisk adj (idealistic or utopian)
- uvirkelig adj (imaginary or illusory)
Dutch
4 entries- denkbeeldig adj (imaginary or illusory)
- fantastisch adj (idealistic or utopian)
- helderziende adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- idealistisch adj (idealistic or utopian)
Esperanto
1 entries- viziulo noun (someone who has visions)
Finnish
4 entries- idealistinen adj (idealistic or utopian)
- ihanteellinen adj (idealistic or utopian)
- ilmestyksellinen adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- kuvitteellinen adj (imaginary or illusory)
French
4 entries- idéaliste adj (idealistic or utopian)
- illusoire adj (imaginary or illusory)
- imaginaire adj (imaginary or illusory)
- prophétique adj (prophetic or revelatory)
Galician
1 entries- visionario adj (having vision or foresight)
Georgian
4 entries- არარეალური adj (imaginary or illusory)
- იდეალისტური adj (idealistic or utopian)
- მეოცნებე adj (imaginary or illusory)
- უტოპიური adj (idealistic or utopian)
German
4 entries- hellseherisch adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- ideal adj (idealistic or utopian)
- seherisch adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- unwirklich adj (imaginary or illusory)
Hebrew
1 entries- חוֹזֶה noun (someone who has visions)
Hindi
2 entries- दूरदर्शी adj (having vision or foresight)
- दूरदर्शी noun (someone who has visions)
Irish
4 entries- aislingeach adj (having vision or foresight)
- aislingeach adj (imaginary or illusory)
- aislingeach adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- aislingeach adj (idealistic or utopian)
Italian
4 entries- chiaroveggente adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- ideale adj (idealistic or utopian)
- illusorio adj (imaginary or illusory)
- immaginario adj (imaginary or illusory)
Macedonian
4 entries- ви́довит adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- визионе́рски adj (having vision or foresight)
- воо́бразен adj (imaginary or illusory)
- за́мислен adj (imaginary or illusory)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- visjonær adj (having vision or foresight)
- visjonær noun (someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- visjonær adj (having vision or foresight)
- visjonær noun (someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future)
Portuguese
1 entries- visionário adj (having vision or foresight)
Romanian
2 entries- vizionar adj (having vision or foresight)
- vizionar adj (prophetic or revelatory)
Russian
4 entries- ве́щий adj (prophetic or revelatory)
- вообража́емый adj (imaginary or illusory)
- идеалисти́ческий adj (idealistic or utopian)
- иллюзо́рный adj (imaginary or illusory)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- taibhsear noun (someone who has visions)
Spanish
4 entries- idealista adj (idealistic or utopian)
- ilusorio adj (imaginary or illusory)
- visionario adj (having vision or foresight)
- visionario adj (prophetic or revelatory)
Swedish
2 entries- visionär adj (having vision or foresight)
- visionär noun (someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future)
Turkish
3 entries- idealist adj (idealistic or utopian)
- vizyoner adj (having vision or foresight)
- ütopik adj (idealistic or utopian)
Ukrainian
4 entries- візіоне́р noun (someone who has visions)
- візіоне́р noun (someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future)
- візіоне́рка noun (someone who has visions)
- візіоне́рка noun (someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future)
Volapük
3 entries- hivisionan noun (someone who has visions)
- jivisionan noun (someone who has visions)
- visionan noun (someone who has visions)
Welsh
1 entries- gweledigaethol adj (having vision or foresight)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Will Apple lose its mojo now that its visionary founder is dead?
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My father is a visionary. He always thinks big, and he thinks people can do a lot more than they actually do.
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Tom is a visionary.
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