Synonyms

shortsighted

American

[shawrt-sahy-tid] / ˈʃɔrtˈsaɪ tɪd /

adjective

unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
lacking in foresight.

a shortsighted plan.

Synonyms:

improvident, careless, heedless, unthinking

Antonyms:

prudent

Other Word Forms

shortsightedly adverb
shortsightedness noun

Etymology

Origin of shortsighted

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Framework Convention is a “shortsighted, embarrassing, and foolish decision,” said Gina McCarthy, a former director of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

That view was shortsighted then, and it is now.

From MarketWatch

How many realize that staring at screens all day can make kids literally shortsighted?

From The Wall Street Journal

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s “1929” recounts how failures in political leadership—a blend of willful ignorance and shortsighted greed—can sow economic chaos.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023