shortsighted
adjective
short·sight·ed
ˈshȯrt-ˌsī-təd 
1
: lacking foresight
2
shortsightedly
adverb
shortsightedness
noun
Examples of shortsighted in a Sentence
shortsighted politicians who only care about how they do in the next election
The plan was dangerously shortsighted.
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Two additional Trump executive orders this week would, in different ways, partly refill the swamp by expanding the remits of problematic agencies in shortsighted pursuit of glittery but temporary goals.
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Congressional Democrats say the administration’s abrupt cancellation of HHS grants to states and localities worth tens of billions of dollars is shortsighted and harmful.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Deeming Indian food one-dimensional is just as shortsighted as saying vegetarian food is bland or boring.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The temporary attempt to separate sports from politics speaks to a greater and shortsighted divide.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
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Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Congressional Democrats say the administration’s abrupt cancellation of HHS grants to states and localities worth tens of billions of dollars is shortsighted and harmful.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Deeming Indian food one-dimensional is just as shortsighted as saying vegetarian food is bland or boring.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
The temporary attempt to separate sports from politics speaks to a greater and shortsighted divide.
—Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortsighted
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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortsighted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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shortsighted
adjective
short·sight·ed
ˈshȯrt-ˈsīt-əd
1
2
: showing a failure to think ahead : lacking foresight
a shortsighted policy
shortsightedly
adverb
shortsightedness
noun
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shortsighted
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short·sight·ed
ˈshȯrt-ˈsīt-əd
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