short-sightedness
Blurry distance sight
Short-sightedness is the inability or unwillingness to consider long-term consequences.
A short-sighted decision prioritizes immediate gains while ignoring future problems: The short-sightedness of cutting the research budget became obvious within a year.
The term derives from the vision condition where distant objects appear blurry—metaphorically, short-sighted people can't see what's coming.
Also spelled shortsightedness.
Blurry distance vision
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- eyeglassesCorrective lenses worn
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- optometristVision care professional
ophthalmologist · lens · diopter · refraction · farsightedness · presbyopia · cornea · retina
Narrow in perspective
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- insularNarrow in outlook
- small-mindedLacking breadth of thought
- blinkeredHaving restricted outlook
limited · unimaginative · inflexible · dogmatic · close-minded · prejudiced · biased · intolerant
Unable to see far
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- thoughtlessShowing no consideration
hasty · improvident · irresponsible · foolhardy · unwise · heedless · negligent · precipitate
myopia
Blurry distance vision
- blurryIndistinct, lacking definition
- eyeglassesCorrective lenses worn
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
optometrist · ophthalmologist · lens · diopter · refraction · farsightedness · presbyopia · cornea · retina · LASIK
parochial
Narrow in perspective
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- insularNarrow in outlook
- small-mindedLacking breadth of thought
blinkered · limited · unimaginative · inflexible · dogmatic · close-minded · prejudiced · biased · intolerant · sectarian
myopic
Unable to see far
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- impulsiveActing without deliberation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
thoughtless · hasty · improvident · irresponsible · foolhardy · unwise · heedless · negligent · precipitate · incautious
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- productivity killersdistractions, procrastination, wasted time, multitasking, micromanagement
- mismanagementmishandling, dysfunction, misuse, incompetence, inefficiency
- narrow-mindednessnarrow-mindedness, narrowness, close-mindedness, closed-mindedness, close-minded
- mental flawsstupidity, ignorance, foolishness, dullness, obtuseness
short-sightednessfarsightedness
Blurred near vision condition
hyperopia · long-sightedness · presbyopia · 20/20 vision · perfect vision
short-sightednessforesight
Ability to anticipate futures
far-sightedness · long-term thinking · vision · forethought · prescience