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We are looking for visionary work! What is visionary? Merriam Webster has a list of definitions and synonyms (and rhyming words!) that open up a realm of possibilities*…
* M-W’s definition of VISIONARY
1
a : of the nature of a vision : illusory
b : incapable of being realized or achieved : utopian <a visionary scheme>
c : existing only in imagination : unreal
2
a : able or likely to see visions
b : disposed to reverie or imagining : dreamy
3
: of, relating to, or characterized by visions or the power of vision
4
: having or marked by foresight and imagination <a visionary leader> <a visionary invention>
First Known Use of VISIONARY
1648
Synonyms: idealist, quixotic, quixotical, romantic, starry, starry-eyed, utopian, idealistic
Antonyms: clear-eyed, clear-sighted
See Synonym Discussion at imaginary
Other Occult Terms: augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith
Rhymes with VISIONARY: actuary, adversary, airy-fairy, ancillary, antiquary, apiary, arbitrary, aviary, axillary, bacillary, beriberi, bestiary, biliary…
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