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shortsighted

DEFINITIONS OF: shortsighted

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adj unable to see distant objects clearly

Synonyms:
myopic, nearsighted
Antonyms:
farsighted, presbyopic
able to see distant objects clearly
eagle-eyed, farseeing, keen-sighted, longsighted
capable of seeing to a great distance
hypermetropic, hyperopic
abnormal ability to focus of distant objects
telescopic
capable of discerning distant objects
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adj lacking foresight or scope

shortsighted policies”
shortsighted critics derided the plan”
Synonyms:
myopic, short, unforesightful
improvident
not provident; not providing for the future

adj not given careful consideration

Synonyms:
ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident
imprudent
not prudent or wise
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