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shortsighted

[ shawrt-sahy-tid ]

/ ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪ tɪd /

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adjective

unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.

lacking in foresight: a shortsighted plan.

Origin of shortsighted

First recorded in 1615–25

SYNONYMS FOR shortsighted

2 unthinking, heedless, careless, improvident.

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ANTONYMS FOR shortsighted

2 prudent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shortsighted

short·sight·ed·ly, adverb short·sight·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby shortsighted

shortie, shortish, shortleaf pine, shortly, shorts, shortsighted, shortsightedness, shortstop, shortwall, shortwave, shortwave diathermy

Example sentences from the Web for shortsighted

But the response from prominent Jewish groups and leaders has been shortsighted.

See the Met’s ‘Klinghoffer,’ Then Judge It |James Kirchick |November 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Conservatives attacking Baldwin for his latest fit of (justified) anger are being small-time and shortsighted.

Should MSNBC Fire Alec Baldwin and Martin Bashir? |Lloyd Grove |November 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The pope also said that the church had become too shortsighted, having lost the message.

The Pope Confesses Church’s ‘Obsession’ With Gays, Abortion |Barbie Latza Nadeau |September 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Of course, political systems thrive on stirring and shortsighted expressions of national pride.

Cyprus is Imploding, So Why Aren't Markets Freaking Out? |Megan McArdle |March 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But these are frequently the strategic reflections of veteran party activists, and their solutions have tended to be shortsighted.

The New Populism of the Right |Michael Moynihan |November 27, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Shortsighted men consider its ways and decide that there is no reward for virtue or vice.

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic |Sidney L. Gulick
Ananta joined me in reminiscent laughter; he had had to admit that the Benares "clairvoyant" he selected was a shortsighted one.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
The look she gave him when their eyes met at last sent this shortsighted young gentleman up to the seventh heaven.

M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." |G.J. Whyte-Melville
But one couldn't neglect old friends, even though there was nothing that could be done for shortsighted ones.

The Great Gray Plague |Raymond F. Jones
He was shortsighted, but had no astigmatism; tests of the field of vision showed no abnormality.

Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods |Harry L. Hollingworth

Medical definitions for shortsighted

shortsighted

[ shôrt′sī′tĭd ]

adj.

Nearsighted; myopic.

Lacking foresight.

Other words from shortsighted

short′sight′ed•ly adv.