nearsighted

Definitions

Unable to see objects clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes; myopic.

Lacking foresight or imagination; shortsighted.

Examples

Because he is nearsighted, he has to sit in the front row of the classroom to see the whiteboard clearly.

The politician was criticized for his nearsighted approach to the long-term economic crisis.

I realized I was becoming nearsighted when I could no longer read the street signs from a distance while driving.

Synonyms

myopic shortsighted narrow-minded provincial parochial insular unimaginative

Antonyms

farsighted presbyopic longsighted far-seeing prescient visionary broad-minded