shortsighted

shortsighted is a 12-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 19 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
2. adjective. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
3. adjective. Having little regard for the future; heedless.
4. adjective. lacking foresight or scope

   "a short view of the problem"

   "shortsighted policies"

   Synonyms: myopic, short, unforesightful

5. adjective. not given careful consideration

   "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"

   "an ill-judged attempt"

   Synonyms: improvident

6. adjective. unable to see distant objects clearly

   Synonyms: myopic, nearsighted

Synonyms

myopic, short, unforesightful, improvident, nearsighted

Common word forms

shortsightedly

Words from these letters

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