short-sighted

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Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight
Nearsighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects
limited in vision over distances, short-visioned
If someone is short-sighted about something, or if their ideas are short-sighted, they do not make proper or careful judgments about the future. Environmentalists fear that this is a short-sighted approach to the problem of global warming + short-sightedness short-sightedness The government now recognises the short-sightedness of this approach
If you are short-sighted, you cannot see things properly when they are far away, because there is something wrong with your eyes. Testing showed her to be very short-sighted. long-sighted + short-sightedness short-sightedness Radical eye surgery promises to cure short-sightedness
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shortsightedness, myopia
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{a} unable to see far, imprudent, weak
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not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"
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Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic
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Having little regard for the future; heedless
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{s} myopic, nearsighted, unable to see distant objects clearly; heedless, lacking foresight
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alternative spelling of short-sighted
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Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect
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lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
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See Myopic, and Myopia