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
The traditional reliance on exhaustive strategic plans—linear, rigid, and often myopic—has lulled organizations into a dangerous comfort zone.
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Lisa Bodell, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
My sculptures and my photography are interested in very similar ideas, which is bringing people to a place and giving them these expansive but also myopic experiences.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The problem is that the film is no less myopic.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Efforts are underway to break that myopic pathway.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Bodell, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
My sculptures and my photography are interested in very similar ideas, which is bringing people to a place and giving them these expansive but also myopic experiences.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The problem is that the film is no less myopic.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
Efforts are underway to break that myopic pathway.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopic
Adjective
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However, taking isolated and odious episodes like this and using them as a pretext to impose punitive legislative and regulatory punishments on the rest of the private-investment community is shortsighted and harmful to people’s health.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In my view, these cuts are dangerous and shortsighted.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sauter pleaded no contest to several charges, including vehicular homicide and careless operation of a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license resulting in death.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy wasted a superb opening round with two careless double bogeys leaving him seven shots behind.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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And people with at least four hours of daily screen time were twice as likely to be nearsighted than individuals with less screen time.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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An arrest warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Reinoso-Gallegos was arrested without incident and transported to Troop H where he was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle at too slow speed and second-degree reckless endangerment.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
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Griffin has in the past criticized Trump, but said during the event that the administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration and to cut wasteful government spending were good things.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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While this page supports fiscal responsibility and eliminating wasteful spending, the latest moves have an ulterior motive.—
Orlando Sentinel and Chicago Tribune editorial boards,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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Going that route is improvident.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2022
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Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident.—
Joanne Kaufman,
WSJ,
2 Dec. 2022
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“Myopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopic. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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