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visionary vs soothsayer

soothsayer vs visionary

visionary and soothsayer both are nouns.

visionary is an adjective but soothsayer is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
visionary Yes Yes No No
soothsayer Yes No No No
As nouns, soothsayer is a hyponym of visionary; that is, soothsayer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than visionary:
  • visionary: a person with unusual powers of foresight
  • soothsayer: 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, predictor, prognosticator.
visionary (noun) soothsayer (noun)
a person with unusual powers of foresight someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
visionary (adjective) soothsayer (adjective)
not practical or realizable; speculative
Difference between visionary and soothsayer

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