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shortsighted - definition and meaning
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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Nearsighted; myopic.
- adjective Lacking foresight.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having distinct vision only when the object is near; near-sighted; myopic.
- Not able to look far into futurity; of limited intellect; not able to discern remoter consequences or results; not gifted with foresight.
- Proceeding from or characterized by a want of foresight: as, a short-sighted plan.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See
myopic , andmyopia . - adjective Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
- adjective Having little regard for the future; heedless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
short-sighted .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not given careful consideration
- adjective lacking foresight or scope
- adjective unable to see distant objects clearly
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Examples
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But for whatever reason, either archaic moral relativism or in the name of shortsighted Realpolitik, we don't act.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
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But for whatever reason, either archaic moral relativism or in the name of shortsighted Realpolitik, we don't act.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
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But for whatever reason, either archaic moral relativism or in the name of shortsighted Realpolitik, we don't act.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
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But for whatever reason, either archaic moral relativism or in the name of shortsighted Realpolitik, we don't act.
Felix Marquardt: Intolerable Excuses Felix Marquardt 2011
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Selfish and shortsighted is to underinvest on infrastructure.
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Surely, precisely the wrong response would be to permit those frustrations to boil over in shortsighted approaches-protectionism, defaults, and inflation-that could only aggravate the situation, undermine the progress that has been achieved, and set back prospects for years to come.
The World Economy 1985
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I would call it shortsighted, Mr. Obama said to applause from an audience of mostly young people.
At Facebook Town Hall, Obama Goes on Offensive Geoffrey A. Fowler 2011
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Pahad described as shortsighted a decision by Europe to withdraw from a planned European Union (EU) - African Union (AU) summit due to have taken place in April.
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The ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!"
BeyeNETWORK Content 2009
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The ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the pediatricians said, "Oh, grow up!"
BeyeNETWORK Content 2009
Related Words
synonyms (104)
Words with the same meaning
- asquint
- astigmatic
- authoritarian
- bigot
- bigoted
- blind
- blindfold
- blindfolded
- blink-eyed
- blinking
- blinky
- borne
- closed
- constricted
- cramped
- creedbound
- deaf
- deaf to reason
- dim-sighted
- fanatical
- farsighted
- heedless
- hidebound
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- ill-contrived
- ill-devised
- ill-gauged
- ill-judged
- illiberal
- imperceptive
- impercipient
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inadvisable
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- inexpedient
- injudicious
- insensate
- insensible
- insular
- irrational
- little
- little-minded
- longsighted
- mean
- mean-minded
- mean-spirited
- mind-blind
- mindless
- misadvised
- misguided
- mope-eyed
- myopic
- narrow
- narrow-hearted
- narrow-minded
- narrow-souled
- narrow-spirited
- nearsighted
- nonunderstanding
- parochial
- petty
- poor-sighted
- presbyopic
- provincial
- purblind
- reasonless
- reckless
- senseless
- small
- small-minded
- squinch-eyed
- squint-eyed
- squinting
- squinty
- strabismal
- strabismic
- straitlaced
- stuffy
- thoughtless
- unadvised
- unapprehending
- uncatholic
- uncharitable
- uncomprehending
- unconsidered
- undiscerning
- unforeseeing
- ungenerous
- unliberal
- unperceptive
- unreasonable
- unreflecting
- unreflective
- unseeing
- unsensible
- unsound
- unthinking
- unthoughtful
- unwise
- winking
- witless
equivalents (2)
Other words for 'shortsighted'
same context (39)
Words that are found in similar contexts
- amoral
- avaricious
- bigoted
- bumble
- chauvinistic
- egotistical
- gullible
- ham-fisted
- headstrong
- heartless
- impractical
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inapplicable
- inefficient
- inept
- insensitive
- intolerant
- irresponsible
- miserly
- misguided
- narrow-minded
- opportunistic
- pedantic
- pig-headed
- presumptuous
- self-absorbed
- self-centered
- self-indulgent
- self-involved
- selfish
- sinful
- sordid
- thoughtless
- uncaring
- unreasonable
- unscrupulous
- wasteful
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