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short sighted
adjective as in narrow-minded
Strong match
adjective as in small-minded
adjective as in unwise
adjective as in short-sighted
adjective as in dippy
adjective as in ill-considered
adjective as in imbecilic
Weak matches
- absurd
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamie
- crazy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
adjective as in loopy
Weak matches
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- irrational
- jerky
- loony
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- preposterous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- simple
- softheaded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- weak
adjective as in softheaded
Weak matches
- absurd
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- crazy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- irrational
- jerky
- kooky
- loony
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- stupid
- tomfool
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
- zany
adjective as in tomfool
Weak matches
- asinine
- brainless
- cockamamy
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- doltish
- dotty
- fantastic
- fatuous
- feebleminded
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- idiotic
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- imbecilic
- imprudent
- incautious
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- insane
- kooky
- ludicrous
- mad
- moronic
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- senseless
- short-sighted
- softheaded
- unearthly
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unwise
- wacky
- weak
- witless
adjective as in crazy
Strongest matches
adjective as in foolish
Strongest matches
adjective as in half-baked
adjective as in ill-advised
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Example Sentences
Instigating military involvement without considering these issues is nothing more than a short-sighted action.
In 2010, former Skype Chief Executive Josh Silverman told Dow Jones that the ban in the Middle East is “short-sighted.”
How short-sighted, irresponsible and narcissistic of people to have so many kids.
Yet again, I am astounded by the one-sided, short-sighted approach so many take to this conflict.
This is short-sighted and reckless, and it undermines decades of American-Jewish policy.
Events which short-sighted politicians ascribed to earthly causes had been ordained on his account.
The apprehensions, however, which were entertained by a few short-sighted people were unfounded.
Judicious regulations have put a stop to such selfish and short-sighted patronage.
He peered up at me with pleasant, short-sighted eyes while returning my salute.
She, with a delicacy that charmed my short-sighted folly, begged that they might go through my hands.
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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to short-sighted, such as: astigmatic, blind, careless, foolish, headlong, and ill-advised.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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