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shortsighted |
Grep of noun shortsighted shortsightedness Overview of adj shortsighted The adj shortsighted has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) short, shortsighted, unforesightful -- (lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan") 2. myopic, shortsighted -- ((ophthalmology) inability to focus on distant objects) 3. ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted -- (not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt") Antonyms of adj shortsighted 3 senses of shortsighted Sense 1 short, shortsighted, unforesightful INDIRECT (VIA improvident) -> provident Sense 2 myopic, shortsighted INDIRECT (VIA nearsighted) -> farsighted Sense 3 ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted INDIRECT (VIA imprudent) -> prudent Similarity of adj shortsighted 3 senses of shortsighted Sense 1 short, shortsighted, unforesightful => improvident (vs. provident) Sense 2 myopic, shortsighted => nearsighted (vs. farsighted) Sense 3 ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted => imprudent (vs. prudent) Attributes of adj shortsighted Familiarity of adj shortsighted shortsighted used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj shortsighted shortsighted Overview of adj shortsighted The adj shortsighted has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) short, shortsighted, unforesightful -- (lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan") 2. myopic, shortsighted -- ((ophthalmology) inability to focus on distant objects) 3. ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted -- (not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt")
shortsighted definition