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visionary vs predictor

predictor vs visionary

visionary and predictor both are nouns.

visionary is an adjective but predictor is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
visionary Yes Yes No No
predictor Yes No No No
As nouns, predictor is a hyponym of visionary; that is, predictor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than visionary:
  • visionary: a person with unusual powers of foresight
  • predictor: someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Other hyponyms of visionary include anticipant, anticipator, diviner, fantast, futurist, forecaster, prognosticator, soothsayer.
visionary (noun) predictor (noun)
a person with unusual powers of foresight a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
visionary (adjective) predictor (adjective)
not practical or realizable; speculative
Difference between visionary and predictor

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