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as in myopic
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
because she's so shortsighted, she's forced to wear her glasses every waking moment
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as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
shortsighted investors who failed to see that the boom couldn't last
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Recent Examples of shortsighted
Deeming Indian food one-dimensional is just as shortsighted as saying vegetarian food is bland or boring.
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The temporary attempt to separate sports from politics speaks to a greater and shortsighted divide.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
Dismantling it is reckless and shortsighted, an abandonment of our leadership role when the world needs it most.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Scrutinizing one, federal workers, but not the other, federal contractors, is simply wrong and shortsighted.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The temporary attempt to separate sports from politics speaks to a greater and shortsighted divide.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
Dismantling it is reckless and shortsighted, an abandonment of our leadership role when the world needs it most.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
Scrutinizing one, federal workers, but not the other, federal contractors, is simply wrong and shortsighted.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortsighted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
Adjective
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Just like on Succession, the fragile egos, myopic intelligence, and delusional self-righteousness of these uber-wealthy nuts go haywire pretty quickly.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2025
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At its worst, her rhetoric is bigoted and myopic, perpetuating antiblack stereotypes in her psychosexual analysis of racial hierarchy in the United States.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sauter pleaded no contest to several charges, including vehicular homicide and careless operation of a motor vehicle without a valid driver’s license resulting in death.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy wasted a superb opening round with two careless double bogeys leaving him seven shots behind.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And people with at least four hours of daily screen time were twice as likely to be nearsighted than individuals with less screen time.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Griffin has in the past criticized Trump, but said during the event that the administration’s efforts to crack down on immigration and to cut wasteful government spending were good things.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
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While this page supports fiscal responsibility and eliminating wasteful spending, the latest moves have an ulterior motive.—
Orlando Sentinel and Chicago Tribune editorial boards,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Apr. 2025
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An arrest warrant was obtained for Lacy for negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless operation of a vehicle.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Reinoso-Gallegos was arrested without incident and transported to Troop H where he was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle at too slow speed and second-degree reckless endangerment.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Going that route is improvident.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2022
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Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident.—
Joanne Kaufman,
WSJ,
2 Dec. 2022
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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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