Synonyms for short-sighted
short-sight·ed

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1. short-sighted

   Synonyms:
   blind, dull, idiotic, imbecile, shallow, stolid, stupid, undiscerning, unintelligent

   Antonyms:
   acute, astute, clear-sighted, crafty, cunning, discerning, discriminating, keen, knowing, penetrating, penetrative, perspicacious, sagacious, sharp, shrewd, subtile, subtle

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1. shallow-brained

   lacking imagination of foresight

   Submitted by anonymous on August 16, 2020  

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1. short-sightedadjective

   Synonyms:
   myopic, near-sighted, unwise, impudent, indiscreet

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1. List of paraphrases for "short-sighted":

   shortsighted, myopic, short-term, blinkered, blind, parochial

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1. short-sighted

   Synonyms:
   Myopic
   

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1. Erik Pevernagie:

   What does lasting value mean in a society that is only interested in immediate results? How should we judge a community that simply takes short term projects in account and merely looks at a short-sighted horizon? In point of fact, a clear vision goes beyond a misty horizon. Through its mental dimension, the quality of vision stands out to the sheer physical, geographical or time-based horizon. ("Horizon and Vision" )

2. Tulsi Gabbard:

   It angers and saddens me that President Trump has taken the advice of war hawks and escalated our illegal regime change war to overthrow the Syrian government—this escalation is short-sighted and will lead to more dead civilians, more refugees, the strengthening of al-Qaeda and other terrorists, and a direct confrontation between the United States and Russia—which could lead to nuclear war, this Administration has acted recklessly without care or consideration of the dire consequences of the United States attack on Syria without waiting for the collection of evidence from the scene of the chemical poisoning.

3. John Berlinski:

   It's no secret that Disney is releasing films like Black Widow directly onto Disney + to increase subscribers and thereby boost the company's stock price — and that it's hiding behind Covid-19 as a pretext to do so, but ignoring the contracts of the artists responsible for the success of its films in furtherance of this short-sighted strategy violates their rights and we look forward to proving as much in court.

4. Kurt Schwartz:

   When we're thinking of the Boston Marathon, that's a primary goal, we could create a 20-yard buffer between the street and the nearest spectator, but it would just so fundamentally change the char of the day, it would be short-sighted.

5. Amnesty International deputy director:

   It is unfolding before the eyes of short-sighted European leaders who prioritize securing borders over helping survivors of conflict.