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Shortsighted meaning

Alternative spelling of short-sighted.

Synonyms of Shortsighted

myopic improvident short unforesightful nearsighted farsighted ill-considered ill-judged imprudent

Using Shortsighted

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of short-sighted.
  • Useful related words include: myopic, improvident, short, unforesightful.
  • In the example corpus, shortsighted often appears in combinations such as: shortsighted and, is shortsighted, was shortsighted.

Context around Shortsighted

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Shortsighted

  • In this selection, "shortsighted" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, too, arbitrary, action, commissioners, narrative and leaders stand out and add context to how "shortsighted" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a shortsighted nation will and and environmentally shortsighted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shortsighted" sits close to words such as aerobics, afterparty and ahn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shortsighted

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

This, she told me, is incredibly shortsighted. (7 words)

Administration officials say that view is shortsighted. (7 words)

I feel like that’s very shortsighted. (7 words)

Churchill said St. Claire was shortsighted and lacked an understanding of the potential impact on CC with his suggestion that he could first introduce himself as a family friend through his mother before revealing to CC that he is his father. (41 words)

I will keep mentioning these greedy shortsighted imbeciles like Mushimba, Lazy Lungu and Co. as that is money they have poured down the drain…EA is not having it easy as well as alot of its lucrative routes are down. (40 words)

As described by the researcher, the sudden turn of events also shows how arbitrary, shortsighted, and impersonal many standard processes associated with corporate cutbacks can seem to people impacted by them. (31 words)

Just a first question on -- I don't want to be too shortsighted, but just understand how you're thinking about the accretion of Benefitfocus versus share repo? (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

As described by the researcher, the sudden turn of events also shows how arbitrary, shortsighted, and impersonal many standard processes associated with corporate cutbacks can seem to people impacted by them.

Bonello of the maritime consultancy called the lobby group’s action shortsighted.

It shows once again the selfish, self-centered agenda of these shortsighted commissioners.

Just a first question on -- I don't want to be too shortsighted, but just understand how you're thinking about the accretion of Benefitfocus versus share repo?

Churchill said St. Claire was shortsighted and lacked an understanding of the potential impact on CC with his suggestion that he could first introduce himself as a family friend through his mother before revealing to CC that he is his father.

It is possible that Republican members of the Senate will recognize that it is shortsighted to torpedo the international order that the United States helped build.

John Layman’s script decently balances the team’s different personality types, but does get periodically bogged down by shortsighted narrative beats.

Shortly after the meeting, Reed said the groundwater district’s decision was shortsighted in refusing to agree to the farm’s terms.

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Black history is also completely detached from African Civilization, which is fatally shortsighted.

But since they were too shortsighted, a month and half before Adwa, they took it for granted that they were going to implement their protectorate over Ethiopia.

Deficits, debts and inflation all add up to economic chaos because shortsighted leaders tend to address the problem by creating more deficits, debts, and inflation.

It also was selfish and stupid and shortsighted and dangerous, especially since he posed maskless for a team photo next to manager Dave Roberts, a cancer survivor.

It would be very shortsighted of them not to.

I will keep mentioning these greedy shortsighted imbeciles like Mushimba, Lazy Lungu and Co. as that is money they have poured down the drain…EA is not having it easy as well as alot of its lucrative routes are down.

Many environmentalists, though, said the decision was shortsighted and urged leaders to maintain the composting program.

This, she told me, is incredibly shortsighted.

Administration officials say that view is shortsighted.

A shortsighted nation will always find itself lagging behind others because its priorities are not always in order.

Consider also that loggers often find defective as much as 70 per cent of the old-growth trees they fell, making the practice economically inefficient and environmentally shortsighted.

I feel like that’s very shortsighted.

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Common combinations with shortsighted

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shortsighted" in a sentence?
An example: "As described by the researcher, the sudden turn of events also shows how arbitrary, shortsighted, and impersonal many standard processes associated with corporate cutbacks can seem to people impacted by them." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shortsighted" from authentic English texts.
What does "shortsighted" mean?
Shortsighted means: Alternative spelling of short-sighted.
What are synonyms of "shortsighted"?
Common synonyms of "shortsighted" include: myopic, improvident, short, unforesightful, nearsighted, farsighted, ill-considered, ill-judged. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "shortsighted" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "shortsighted", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.