Visionary (Adjective)
Meaning
Not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The politician's proposal for a utopian society was dismissed as a visionary idea that would never come to fruition.
- Her airy theories about socioeconomic improvement were met with skepticism by the more pragmatic members of the community.
- The entrepreneur's plan to revolutionize the industry with a new technology was seen as a visionary scheme that was unlikely to succeed.
- The artist's concept for a futuristic city was impressive, but many critics deemed it a visionary idea that was more fantasy than reality.
- The professor's proposal for a global economic overhaul was considered a visionary idea that, while intriguing, was unlikely to be implemented.