Meanings
comparative more farsighted · superlative most farsighted · alternative far-sighted
- Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
Synonyms: hyperopic, long-sighted · Antonyms: myopic, nearsighted, short-sighted
- Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Synonyms: long-sighted, foresighted, sagacious, forward-thinking
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveUnable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
adjectiveConsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveable to see distant objects clearly
adjectiveplanning prudently for the future
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian далекоглед, далновиден
- далекоглед (dalekogled)unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- далновиден (dalnoviden)considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Czech dalekozraký
- dalekozrakýunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
French hypermétrope, prévoyant
- hypermétropeunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- prévoyantconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
German weitsichtig, weitsichtig
- weitsichtigunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- weitsichtigconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
- vorausschauendconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Hindi दूरदर्शी
- दूरदर्शी (dūrdarśī)considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Hungarian távollátó, előrelátó
- távollátóunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- előrelátóconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Italian presbite
- presbiteunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
Japanese 遠視の, 老眼の
- 遠視の (enshi no)unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- 老眼の (rougan no)unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- 先見の明のある (senken no mei no aru)considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Romanian hipermetrop
- hipermetropunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
Russian дальнозо́ркий, дальнови́дный
- дальнозо́ркий (dalʹnozórkij)unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- дальнови́дный (dalʹnovídnyj)considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
- прозорли́вый (prozorlívyj)considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Spanish hipermétrope, largoplacista
- hipermétropeunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- largoplacistaconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Swedish långsynt, översynt
- långsyntunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- översyntunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
Turkish hipermetrop, basiretli
- hipermetropunable to focus with one's eyes on near objects
- basiretliconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
- ileri görüşlüconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
- öngörülüconsidering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds
Cite this entry
farsighted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farsighted
“farsighted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farsighted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farsighted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farsighted.
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