SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
myopic
adjective
Nearsighted; figuratively, failing to consider broader or longer-term consequences.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Lacking foresight
Closest synonyms
Related words and expressions
These extend or explain the idea and may require a different sentence structure.
Usage distinction
Return to topMyopic decisions focus too narrowly or too near in time; short-term plans are not necessarily poorly judged.
Nearsighted
Closest synonyms
Related words and expressions
These extend or explain the idea and may require a different sentence structure.
Usage distinction
Return to topThis literal adjective describes distance vision rather than a person's judgment.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See myopic in use
A myopic focus on ticket sales ignored the theater's educational purpose.
At a furniture workshop, Eleni showed perspicacity when she noticed that fresh paint concealed an uneven repair on a donated desk. Her mentor's sagacity appeared in the decision to examine the structure before approving another cosmetic change. A myopic plan would have focused only on making the desk attractive for the next sale.
Compare an alternative with the original word in each passage. Shared meanings do not make every pair interchangeable.
Synonym reference scope and sources
The groups distinguish the senses selected for this study entry. Closest synonyms and broader related expressions have separate labels. The listed sources support lexical selection; not every phrase is a direct quotation from a source.
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license