shortsighted

[shawrt-sahy-tid]

adjective

1. unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.

2. lacking in foresight.

   a shortsighted plan.

   Synonyms: improvident, careless, heedless, unthinking
   Antonyms: prudent

Other Word Forms

• shortsightedly adverb
• shortsightedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shortsighted¹

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

“I do think that those who are thinking that way are a bit too shortsighted. They don’t really see the power of the technology.”

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All these responses may seem cold or shortsighted.

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Yet it would be shortsighted to favor Treasurys because of the difference in these yields.

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The election of a veritable communist as mayor of New York shows how shortsighted that is.

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On the one hand, decades of failure, foolishness and shortsighted elite greed have eroded the trust between Americans and the political and administrative mandarins.

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Related Words

• foolish 
• ill-advised 
• ill-considered 
• impractical 
• imprudent 
• myopic 
• stupid