shortsighted
Use Shortsighted in a sentence
tɪd adjective
1.
unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
2.
lacking in foresight: a shortsighted plan.
Origin:
1615–25
1615–25
Related forms
short·sight·ed·ly, adverb
short·sight·ed·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. unthinking, heedless, careless, improvident.
2. unthinking, heedless, careless, improvident.
Antonyms
2. prudent.
2. prudent.
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Medical Dictionary
shortsighted short·sight·ed (shôrt'sī'tĭd)
adj.
Nearsighted; myopic.
Lacking foresight.
short'sight'ed·ly adv.
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Shortsighted
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Example sentences
The nation's production-obsessed, scandalously shortsighted nuclear weapons industry is virtually under siege by its critics.
Please do your own research before your next rant, lest you be the one who is shortsighted.
Curtailing these critical investments is remarkably shortsighted, especially when lives are at risk.
But dismissing the book on those grounds alone would be shortsighted.
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