Antonyms for far-sighted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fahr-sahy-tid, -sahy-tid

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɑrˈsaɪ tɪd, -ˌsaɪ tɪd

Definition of far-sighted

Origin : also farsighted, 1640s, "forecasting, prescient;" 1878 as a defect of the eyes (hypermetropic); see far + sight. Related: Farsightedness.

adj looking ahead wisely

Example sentences :

Thrifty and far-sighted, as witness the good ten thousand in cash.
Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber

The rank and file were neither so far-sighted nor so moderate.
Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton

But Father Gregory, whose old eyes were far-sighted, had seen it all.
Extract from : « Long Live the King » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

But Kociuszko was too far-sighted to content himself with promises.
Extract from : « Kosciuszko » by Monica Mary Gardner

However, you have been far-sighted in fixing beforehand how far I am to go.
Extract from : « The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 » by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Neither the one nor the other is far-sighted or imaginative.
Extract from : « Milton » by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

Castruccio is not as far-sighted as his namesake, the Prince of Lucca.
Extract from : « Ernest Maltravers, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The man at the head of it all is wise and far-sighted and not easily discouraged.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

The view taken by Rosseter was as far-sighted as it was broad.
Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers

We also bought several other thoughtful and far-sighted things.
Extract from : « New Treasure Seekers » by E. (Edith) Nesbit

Synonyms for far-sighted

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