short-sighted

ADJECTIVE

unthinking

Synonyms

WEAK

astigmatic blind careless foolish headlong ill-advised ill-considered imperceptive impolitic impractical improvident imprudent injudicious myopic near-sighted rash stupid unsagacious unwary

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Policywise, this idea is as short-sighted as they come.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Now, as health officials and the travel industry cope with the fallout from the cruise outbreak, the lack of attention to hantaviruses appears short-sighted.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

However, its "prominence is being diminished by poor governance and short-sighted funding decisions", the committee's chairman Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown said.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Saleh calls it "short-sighted" that the city could lose its charm to sprawling concrete.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“Hedge-pig,” said the Wart, peering at his victim with blurred, short-sighted eyes, “I am going to munch you up.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

short-sighted

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