SHORTSIGHTED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

shortsighted

adjective

ˈshȯrt-ˌsī-təd

Definition of shortsighted

as in myopic

able to see near things more clearly than distant ones because she's so shortsighted, she's forced to wear her glasses every waking moment

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as in careless

not thinking about and providing for the future shortsighted investors who failed to see that the boom couldn't last

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Recent Examples of shortsighted But doing so might be shortsighted. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 Ignoring their perspectives on the redesign of global trade infrastructure would be both strategically shortsighted and economically inefficient. — Meelan Gupta, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Elo-Rivera said this move is likely shortsighted, contending that lower recycling rates will force Miramar to close sooner than the city’s current projection of 2031. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026 That thinking is dangerously shortsighted. — Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for shortsighted

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted

Adjective

Mahoney says, for example, many consumers tend to be myopic - being laser-focused on things like the upfront sticker price of a good or service, but not thinking about the overall cost and experience of dealing with a company.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 7 July 2026
Wilson believes that’s a myopic way to view his idealism.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of myopic

Adjective

Roosevelt credits that experience with transforming him from a frail, nearsighted youth into a rugged individual who years later would become the 26th president and a pioneering conservationist.

— Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
What if Timmy had damaged his eyesight to more accurately play the nearsighted Marty Mauser?

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of nearsighted

Adjective

Throwing the other half away is wasteful, and trying to find an immediate taker for it would be tedious.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Perhaps because these gatherings require so much forethought, spending the entire evening in a single establishment feels wasteful.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Definition of wasteful

Adjective

An alleged reckless, DUI driver crashed into a Metro bus while leading Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies on a pursuit through Compton on Monday afternoon.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Whether a challenge was reckless or unlucky, whether force was proportionate, whether intent should count at all — no additional data resolves these questions.

— Oded Netzer, Fortune, 13 July 2026