shortsighted
17
5.2
- adjective
- /ˈʃɔrtˌsaɪtɪd/
:
miope
- Well, now, that was a little shortsighted, I admit.
- shortsighted view
- shortsighted and dangerous
- shortsighted politicians
Examples
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Politicians are usually shortsighted, and those making HIV/AIDS policy have proved to be no exception.
Academic text (2005) -
We've been interacting with the Earth in rather ignorant, shortsighted ways.
Academic text (2001) -
Now, if we can just get Congress not to be so shortsighted.
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Yes, as much as I like the added privacy, it's incredibly shortsighted to do this.
Blog text (16) -
Human beings are observed to be quite shortsighted in many affairs.
Academic text (2018) -
You're being a little shortsighted here, Frank.
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But the Venezuelan crisis has shown just how shortsighted that approach was.
Academic text (2004) -
Sufficient authority is a critical component to capacity, and any argument that dismisses this would be shortsighted.
Academic text (2013) -
When rewards are inappropriate, many teachers create discipline problems by using shortsighted or ineffective punishments.
Academic text (1994) -
It was shortsighted to ignore the long-term effects of environmental pollution.
Synonyms
18
4.2
Making decisions without thinking about the future
11
8.4
Not thinking about future problems when making plans or decisions
4
6.8
Not carefully planned or thought about before doing it
1
9.1
Spending money without planning or saving for the future
1
6.3
An action or decision made without careful thought that causes problems
Not planning ahead or thinking about the future
Not planning for problems that will happen in the future
Antonyms
How Foresighted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word shortsighted is also used for thinking; with the same parts short ('near') and sighted ('seeing'), it describes a choice that only looks at the near future and does not think about later problems.