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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able only to see things near at hand |
| Synonyms: | astigmatic, biased, blind, halfsighted, nearsighted, presbyopic, shortsighted |
| Antonyms: | far-sighted |
| Main Entry: | shortsighted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unmindful of future consequences |
| Synonyms: | astigmatic, blind, careless, foolish, headlong, ill-advised, ill-considered, imperceptive, impolitic, impractical, improvident, imprudent, injudicious, myopic, nearsighted, rash, stupid, unsagacious, unwary |
| Antonyms: | careful, longsighted, prudent, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | short-sighted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unthinking |
| Synonyms: | astigmatic, blind, careless, foolish, headlong, ill-advised, ill-considered, imperceptive, impolitic, impractical, improvident, imprudent, injudicious, myopic, near-sighted, rash, stupid, unsagacious, unwary |
Example Sentences
- Unfortunately there is a certain myopic idealism present in that statement.
- These myopic, tyranny-of-the-majority-enacted bans are fear-based.
- He first tried the technology on himself to correct his myopic eyesight.
| Main Entry: | illiberal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | narrow-minded |
| Synonyms: | biased, bigoted, greedy, hidebound, mean, myopic, parsimonious, partial, prejudiced, stingy, ungenerous, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | prejudiced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | narrow-minded |
| Synonyms: | biased, jaundiced, myopic, parochial, partial |
| Antonyms: | fair, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced |
| Main Entry: | purblind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blind |
| Synonyms: | careless, dull, heedless, ignorant, imperceptive, inattentive, inconsiderate, indiscriminate, injudicious, insensitive, myopic, nearsighted, neglectful, oblivious, thoughtless, unaware, uncomprehending, unconscious, undiscerning, unmindful, unobservant, unperceiving, unperceptive, unreasoning, unseeing |
| Main Entry: | uncomprehending |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blind |
| Synonyms: | careless, dull, heedless, ignorant, imperceptive, inattentive, inconsiderate, indiscriminate, injudicious, insensitive, myopic, nearsighted, neglectful, oblivious, purblind, thoughtless, unaware, unconscious, undiscerning, unmindful, unobservant, unperceiving, unperceptive, unreasoning, unseeing |
| Main Entry: | unperceptive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blind |
| Synonyms: | careless, dull, heedless, ignorant, imperceptive, inattentive, inconsiderate, indiscriminate, injudicious, insensitive, myopic, nearsighted, neglectful, oblivious, purblind, thoughtless, unaware, uncomprehending, unconscious, undiscerning, unmindful, unobservant, unperceiving, unreasoning, unseeing |
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