1
as in shortsighted
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
he became so myopic that he finally broke down and got contact lenses
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2
as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
the myopic city designers who did not plan for growth
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Recent Examples of myopic
Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.
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Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Many conservative critics appear to have homed in on its depictions of the latter with the most myopic lens possible.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
More multicasts of our sonic uprisings to compete with America's myopic narrowcasting.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
His most recent movie, Licorice Pizza, was an oft-gorgeous but almost myopic look at a Hollywood of yesteryear.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
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Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Many conservative critics appear to have homed in on its depictions of the latter with the most myopic lens possible.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
More multicasts of our sonic uprisings to compete with America's myopic narrowcasting.
—Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
His most recent movie, Licorice Pizza, was an oft-gorgeous but almost myopic look at a Hollywood of yesteryear.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopic
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Chang also criticized the plan to move students to Woodside High School, calling it shortsighted.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Which should, but won’t, deter the misguided and shortsighted who will soon succeed in bloating this thing with more empty calories.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Brooklyn got careless, committing nine turnovers in the quarter.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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That will be the difference in the game unless Darnold is careless with the ball.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The rise has continued so sharply that some projections suggest that by 2050, about half the world could be nearsighted.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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When a child first becomes nearsighted is when their vision is changing the fastest and their eye is growing most rapidly, Berntsen said, and that would be the optimal moment to slow progression if possible.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The father faces 29 charges including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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The charges Colin Gray is facing 29 charges related to the shooting, including two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, five counts of reckless conduct and 20 counts of child cruelty.—
Jozsef Papp,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Democrats also largely take aim at how wasteful and ineffective the policy may be.—
STEPHEN GROVES,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The cost of changing to this dangerous policy will be an unnecessary, wasteful cost to Florida taxpayers.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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So, yes, the judiciary can be a bulwark against improvident prosecutions.—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Myopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopic. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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