shortsighted

shortsighted

adjective

Definition of SHORTSIGHTED

1

able to see near things more clearly than distant ones <because she's so shortsighted, she's forced to wear her glasses every waking moment>

Synonyms myopic, shortsighted

Related Words astigmatic; purblind

Near Antonyms presbyopic

Antonyms farsighted, hypermetropic, hyperopic

2

not thinking about and providing for the future <shortsighted investors who failed to see that the boom couldn't last>

Synonyms myopic, shortsighted

Related Words careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, mindless, unguarded, unsafe, unwary, unwise; extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, thriftless, unthrifty; indulgent, lavish, reckless, wasteful

Near Antonyms careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise; economic, economical, economizing, frugal, scrimping, sparing, thrifty; conserving, preserving, saving

Antonyms farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident