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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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#4775stupid
#10283shallow
#13293dull
#35790parochial
#38606idiotic
#59855myopic
#87130shortsighted
#98357imbecile
#104497unintelligent
#143096stolid
#145676blinkered

How to use short-sighted in a sentence?

  1. Amnesty International deputy director:

    This is not just a Greek tragedy, but a Europe-wide crisis, it is unfolding before the eyes of short-sighted European leaders who prioritize securing borders over helping survivors of conflict.

  2. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush:

    The nuclear agreement announced by the Obama administration today is a dangerous, deeply flawed, and short sighted deal, based on initial reports and analysis, it appears this agreement does not 'cut off all of Iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon' -- in fact, over time, it paves Iran's path to a bomb. Most of the key restrictions last for only 10 to 15 years. Even before the deal expires, it could allow Iran to develop an industrial-scale enrichment program and continue its RD on advanced centrifuges and development of an ICBM.

  3. Rasmus Skand:

    That( share reaction) is a bit short-sighted. This year will be strong but the following years are uncertain. We don't know what will happen to the U.S. tax break, and reference margins will be under pressure.

  4. Lori Lightfoot:

    That’s on the mayor and that’s on every single alderman who didn’t pay attention when they passed a budget last October that clearly had only $100 million set aside for police back-pay, which was pretty short-sighted, since the Fire Department got the same amount.

  5. Bryan McGrath:

    We would be operationally and strategically short-sighted not to retain unique amphibious capabilities within the Navy and Marine Corps team.


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