short-termist

adjective

Tending to think and plan only for the short term.

Opposite
long-termist
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Meanings

adjectiveshort-termist (comparative more short-termist, superlative most short-termist)

comparative more short-termist · superlative most short-termist

  1. Tending to think and plan only for the short term.

    On the one hand, the NIC states: "we must urgently end short-termist thinking" […]

    2020 December 30, Gareth Dennis, “Network News: Comment”, in Rail, page 7
nounshort-termist (plural short-termists)

plural short-termists

  1. One who tends to think and plan only for the short term.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
long-termist

Origin

From short term + -ist.

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APA

short-termist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-termist

MLA

“short-termist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-termist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short-termist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short-termist.

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