Meanings
comparative more shortsighted · superlative most shortsighted
- alternativeAlternative spelling of short-sighted.
Calm yourselves. The hysteria and opulent paranoiac fantasies that have spread over GCN’s pages in the wake of the general election constitute a reaction both shortsighted and silly.
1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Short Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking foresight or scope
adjectiveunable to see distant objects clearly
adjectivenot given careful consideration
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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shortsighted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortsighted
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