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myopic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of myopic

1 able to see near things more clearly than distant ones

  • he became so myopic that he finally broke down and got contact lenses
Synonyms of myopic

nearsighted, shortsighted
Words Related to myopic

astigmatic

purblind
Near Antonyms of myopic

presbyopic
Antonyms of myopic

farsighted, hypermetropic, hyperopic

2 not thinking about and providing for the future

  • the myopic city designers who did not plan for growth
Synonyms of myopic

improvident, shortsighted
Words Related to myopic

careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, mindless, unguarded, unsafe, unwary, unwise

extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, thriftless, unthrifty

indulgent, lavish, reckless, wasteful
Near Antonyms of myopic

careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise

economic, economical, economizing, frugal, scrimping, sparing, thrifty

conserving, preserving, saving
Antonyms of myopic

farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident

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