shortsighted | Definition of shortsighted

Synonyms and Antonyms of shortsighted

1 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

Synonyms of shortsighted

myopic, nearsighted

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Near Antonyms of shortsighted

Antonyms of shortsighted

farsighted, hypermetropic, hyperopic

2 not thinking about and providing for the future

shortsighted investors who failed to see that the boom couldn't last

Synonyms of shortsighted

improvident, myopic

Words Related to shortsighted

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

extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, thriftless, unthrifty

indulgent, lavish, reckless, wasteful

Near Antonyms of shortsighted

careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise

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

conserving, preserving, saving

Antonyms of shortsighted

farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident