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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Turns out that may have been short-sighted — even if it’s understandable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Restaurant co-owner Ranjit Mathrani said he was asking the King to help save Veeraswamy "from extinction", and said not renewing the lease was "short-sighted".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Without naming the mayor directly, Landau rejected this strategy as short-sighted.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

After that she didn't play around with the soldiers any more but only with a few flat-footed, short-sighted young men in town who couldn't get into the army at all.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.