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visionless

visionless

1 7.2
Unable to see or plan for the future
  • adjective
  • /ˈvɪʒənləs/
translation icon : sin visión
  • The visionless approach of the team led to missed opportunities and a lack of innovation.

Examples

  • Without a clear plan, their visionless strategies left the company struggling to compete in the market.

  • Nobody believes Gaddafi and his sons and their visionless supporters.

    Blog text (22)

  • A Visionless West

    Academic text (1999)

  • *GASP*—a single powerful executive being a visionless dolt.

    Blog text (3)

  • Maybe visionless, vain, selfish, borderline personality types exhibit drug-addicted-like behavior of denial of consequence...

    Blog text (27)

  • His visionless attitude prevented him from seeing the potential in new ideas and changes.

Synonyms

short-sighted
vsvisionless
18 4.2

Making decisions without thinking about the future

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning
shortsighted
vsvisionless
17 5.2

Not thinking about the future or the later results of actions

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning
myopic
vsvisionless
11 8.4

Not thinking about future problems when making plans or decisions

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning
blinkered
vsvisionless
3 8.1

Not willing to consider other ideas or views

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning
improvident
vsvisionless
  • Formal
1 9.1

Spending money without planning or saving for the future

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning
unforesightful
vsvisionless
9.3

Not planning for problems that will happen in the future

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning
unforethoughtful
vsvisionless
9.9

Not planning ahead or thinking about the future

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning
unstrategic
vsvisionless
6.2

Not planned or useful for reaching long-term goals

also covers literal inability to see as well as lack of planning

How Visionary

imaginative
60 3.7
visionless
1 7.2
short-sighted
18 4.2

Surface Forms

visionless positive

Morphology

visionless = vision (semi-transparent) = vision + less

Formed by clear suffixation of '-less' to 'vision', but the adjective can mean both literal 'without sight' and metaphorical 'without foresight', so learners may not infer the intended sense without context.

Etymology

Visionless comes from vision meaning 'sight' or 'a plan for the future' and the ending -less meaning 'without', like in careless. So a visionless person or plan is either unable to 'see' or is without ideas and long-term plans for the future.