nearsighted C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈnɪɹˌsaɪtɪd/ UK /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #43445 Meanings 1 adj able to see nearby objects clearly but unable to see distant objects clearly Without her glasses, the nearsighted student could not read the board. 2 adj failing to consider the long-term effects of an action or decision Cutting maintenance funds was a nearsighted policy that led to larger costs later. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to see nearby objects... shortsightedmyopic 2 adj · failing to consider the... shortsightedmyopic ↔ Opposites farsightedlongsighted Word family Derived forms nearsightedlynearsightedness Related forms myopiavision Etymology A compound of near + sighted. The literal sense describes myopia; the figurative sense extends limited distance vision to limited foresight. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nearsighted **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnɪɹˌsaɪtɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 43445 ## Meanings 1. able to see nearby objects clearly but unable to see distant objects clearly 2. failing to consider the long-term effects of an action or decision ## Examples - Without her glasses, the nearsighted student could not read the board. - Cutting maintenance funds was a nearsighted policy that led to larger costs later. ## Synonyms - shortsighted - myopic ## Antonyms - farsighted - longsighted ## Derived Forms - nearsightedly - nearsightedness ## Related Forms - myopia - vision ## Etymology A compound of near + sighted. The literal sense describes myopia; the figurative sense extends limited distance vision to limited foresight. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown