1
as in shortsighted
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
he became so myopic that he finally broke down and got contact lenses
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as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
the myopic city designers who did not plan for growth
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Recent Examples of myopic
This myopic design crumbles under today’s dynamic combination of multicloud, the Internet of Things and edge AI.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That myopic move sadly eliminated $243,000, or more than 20 percent, of KSDS’s annual budget.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Nielsen, who seemed to be channeling Jack Webb, Ronald Reagan, and Moe Howard at the same time, elevated cocksure befuddlement into a weird form of enlightenment, turning the myopic absence of self-awareness into comic gold.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 July 2025
Fox News and similar corners of the internet were ablaze with myopic insistences that any inclusion of, or even nod to, this rather essential, commonplace, and well-known part of the Superman backstory made the new movie, somehow, another piece of woke Hollywood nonsense.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
That myopic move sadly eliminated $243,000, or more than 20 percent, of KSDS’s annual budget.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2025
Nielsen, who seemed to be channeling Jack Webb, Ronald Reagan, and Moe Howard at the same time, elevated cocksure befuddlement into a weird form of enlightenment, turning the myopic absence of self-awareness into comic gold.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 July 2025
Fox News and similar corners of the internet were ablaze with myopic insistences that any inclusion of, or even nod to, this rather essential, commonplace, and well-known part of the Superman backstory made the new movie, somehow, another piece of woke Hollywood nonsense.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopic
Adjective
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This shortsighted act seeks to eliminate precisely the collaborative efforts working toward ending violence and achieving peace.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Atom’s order to alter Nibs’ memory seems wildly shortsighted, if the plan was to keep her around the other hybrids.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nobody ever did find out who was so stupid and careless enough to drop an animal trap right in front of somebody’s gate.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Agbadou has appeared sluggish and careless at the heart of defence, while Andre has lacked his customary composure in midfield.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Other recommendations include avoiding reading in low light, maintaining a healthy distance from screens and books, and initiating early screening — especially in children of nearsighted parents, ideally by age 3.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Others struggle to see objects located too far away, rendering us nearsighted.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
19 Aug. 2025
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This lopsided risk-reward structure encourages bold, sometimes reckless decisions.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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All of them, vehicles and passengers, were initially left stranded, victims of a reckless decision.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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Overall, this wasn’t a terrible episode, but having our heroes start in the UK and then end up in Spain in the first episode felt rushed and wasteful.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Is the packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident.—
Joanne Kaufman,
WSJ,
2 Dec. 2022
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“Myopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopic. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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