short-termist
Ignores future consequences
Short-termist describes someone who prioritizes immediate results over long-term consequences, often used critically of business leaders or politicians focused on quarterly profits or election cycles rather than sustainable outcomes: The short-termist approach gutted the company's research division.
As a noun, a short-termist is a person who thinks or acts this way.
Primarily British usage.
Unable to see ahead
- myopicUnable to see far
- nearsightedPoor distance vision
- impatientUnwilling to wait
- reactiveTending to respond
unstrategic · expedient · superficial · impetuous · heedless · improvident · procrastination · presentism
Adhesive strip for cuts
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- ad-hocFor a specific purpose
- piecemealIn separate stages
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
provisional · temporary · improvisational · reactive · tactical · patch · workaround · kludge
Four times annually
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- day-tradingTrading within one session
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- scalpingResale at inflated prices
flipping · arbitrage · windfall · cashflow · bonus · payout · returns · yield
Excessively quick, ill-considered
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- snapSudden sharp sound
- knee-jerkInstinctive and unconsidered
impetuous · spontaneous · abrupt · sudden · incautious · unthinking · capricious · fickle
Happening without delay
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
temporary · brief · passing · transitory · perishable · evanescent
shortsighted
Unable to see ahead
- myopicUnable to see far
- nearsightedPoor distance vision
- impatientUnwilling to wait
reactive · unstrategic · expedient · superficial · impetuous · heedless · improvident · procrastination · presentism · unthinking
band-aid
Adhesive strip for cuts
makeshift · provisional · temporary · improvisational · reactive · tactical · patch · workaround · kludge · duct-tape
quarterly
Four times annually
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- day-tradingTrading within one session
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
scalping · flipping · arbitrage · windfall · cashflow · bonus · payout · returns · yield · profit-taking
hasty
Excessively quick, ill-considered
knee-jerk · impetuous · spontaneous · abrupt · sudden · incautious · unthinking · capricious · fickle · whimsical
immediate
Happening without delay
momentary · temporary · brief · passing · transitory · perishable · evanescent
short-termistfar-sighted
Anticipating future needs
forward-thinking · futurist · forward-looking · strategic planner · patient
short-termistvisionary
Imaginative planner of futures
strategic · steward · sustainable · principled · Warren Buffett
short, term, shorter, shortest, shortly, shortness, shorten, shortened, shortening