as in myopic
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
I am a little nearsighted and need to wear glasses to drive
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Recent Examples of nearsighted
And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The nearsighted construction worker, who doesn’t have vision insurance, said it’s been hard to find work recently and he’s had to prioritize other expenses.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The display's focus can also be manually adjusted to accommodate nearsighted users.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
With presbyopia, the patient is neither nearsighted nor farsighted and requires no glasses for distance vision.
—Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The nearsighted construction worker, who doesn’t have vision insurance, said it’s been hard to find work recently and he’s had to prioritize other expenses.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The display's focus can also be manually adjusted to accommodate nearsighted users.
—Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
With presbyopia, the patient is neither nearsighted nor farsighted and requires no glasses for distance vision.
—Benjamin Botsford, CNN, 10 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for nearsighted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nearsighted
Adjective
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Only Martin — cast as a Dickensian wretch by Bonitzer’s legion of myopic elites, but always quietly acting against type — reserves the right to determine his own worth.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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Benioff is a seasoned leader, familiar with navigating through this sort of myopic thinking.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That’s where the idea becomes shortsighted.—
Ashleigh Aitken,
Oc Register,
27 Oct. 2025
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Griffin knew that both LeBron and the Lakers could be shortsighted.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Nearsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearsighted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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