grandiose vision

/ɡræn.diˈəʊs ˈvɪʒən/

noun phrase

  1. A very ambitious and impressive idea about the future, especially one that may be difficult or unrealistic to achieve.

    B2

    countableformal

    • "The mayor has a grandiose vision for transforming the city."B1
    • "Her grandiose vision for the new city included floating skyscrapers and underwater parks."C1

  2. An exaggerated or self-important idea of what someone or something can become.

    C1
    • "The company’s grandiose vision was not supported by a realistic business plan."B2
    • "He spoke of a grandiose vision in which his invention would change human history."C1

Collocations

grandiose plansgrandiose ambitionsgrandiose vision for the futuregrandiose vision of success

Word family

grandiosevisionvisionaryenvision