farsightedness
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Definition of farsightedness
1 : the quality or state of being farsighted
2 : hyperopia
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Synonyms & Antonyms for farsightedness
Synonyms
foresight, foresightedness, forethought, prescience, providence, vision
Antonyms
improvidence, myopia, shortsightedness
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Vann’s stewardship as editor and publisher was characterized by crusading intensity tempered with a shrewd farsightedness about the newspaper’s long-term prospects. — Gene Seymour, USA TODAY, "'Smoketown' celebrates Pittsburgh's little-known 'Black Renaissance'," 31 Jan. 2018 Altitude was eminence, farsightedness, elevation—power. — The Economist, "Higher still and higherNew lift technology is reshaping cities," 19 Dec. 2017 Of the overall cases, 69 percent arose from simple uncorrected refractive errors, which include myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism (blurry vision up close, far away or both). — By Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald, "Children’s vision problems often go undetected, then get worse," 24 July 2017 Presbyopia is farsightedness that usually occurs as people age. — Hannah Madans, Orange County Register, "Irvine-based LensGen raises $21 million," 5 June 2017 Otherwise, my children will take their children to Arlington and teach them not about the worth of their ancestors’ sacrifices, or the farsightedness of JFK’s policy, but the ultimate futility of both. — Charles Lane, The Denver Post, "Why I shed tears on Memorial Day this year," 31 May 2017 But there's a flip side to such farsightedness that shows up again and again in the history of innovation: the blind spots, the possibilities that somehow escaped our field of vision but that, in retrospect, seem glaringly obvious. — Steven Johnson, WIRED, "Why Inventors Misjudge How We’ll Abuse Their Creations," 15 Oct. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farsightedness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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