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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While traditional live performance made a brisk return beginning in the summer of 2021, a shortsighted industry strategy predicated almost solely upon steadily soaring ticket prices to fill the 2020 shortfall quickly began to irritate fans who correctly sensed a cash grab.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Israel reinforced the Palestinian rift through its divide-and-rule strategy, which has proved to be equally shortsighted and detrimental, as the October 7 attack has demonstrated.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Over the course of Anderson’s breakout feature, Royal, in his conniving and shortsighted way, does save his family from drowning in a catastrophe of their own making.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
And, these shortsighted decisions make our workplaces less safe and less inclusive for hard-working Americans.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Israel reinforced the Palestinian rift through its divide-and-rule strategy, which has proved to be equally shortsighted and detrimental, as the October 7 attack has demonstrated.
—Khaled Elgindy, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2024
Over the course of Anderson’s breakout feature, Royal, in his conniving and shortsighted way, does save his family from drowning in a catastrophe of their own making.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
And, these shortsighted decisions make our workplaces less safe and less inclusive for hard-working Americans.
—Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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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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