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shortsighted
short·sight·ed S0365500 (shôrt′sī′tĭd)adj.1. Nearsighted; myopic.2. Lacking foresight. short′sight′ed·ly adv.short′sight′ed·ness n.short•sight•ed (ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪ tɪd) adj. 1. nearsighted. 2. lacking in foresight. [1615–25] short′sight′ed•ly, adv. short′sight′ed•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | shortsighted - lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"unforesightful, myopic, shortimprovident - not provident; not providing for the future | | 2. | shortsighted - unable to see distant objects clearlymyopic, nearsighted | | 3. | shortsighted - not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"ill-considered, ill-judged, improvidentimprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeemyopiashortsighted
shortsighted (shôrt′sī′tĭd)adj. Nearsighted; myopic. short′sight′ed·ly adv.short′sight′ed·ness n.shortsighted Related to shortsighted: shortsightednessSynonyms for shortsightedadj lacking foresight or scopeSynonyms- unforesightful
- myopic
- short
Related Wordsadj unable to see distant objects clearlySynonymsadj not given careful considerationSynonyms- ill-considered
- ill-judged
- improvident
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