short-sighted

adj — 2 senses

short-sighted

adj

1

Near-sighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects.

a short-sighted man
a short-sighted person

2

Figuratively Unable to see long-term objectives; lacking foresight.

a short-sighted idea
The line used to continue to Ilfracombe, but that was closed in 1970 - another short-sighted decision that is still rued today.2025 November 12, 'Mystery Shopper', “Is Devon the cream of the crop?”, in RAIL, number 1048, page 48:

Synonyms: myopic, near-sighted
Antonyms: far-sighted, long-sighted
Derived terms: short-sightedly, short-sightedness
Coordinate terms: thoughtless

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