myopic
adjective /maɪˈɒp.ɪk/
/-ˈɑː.pɪk/ Definition
› specialized not able to see clearly things that are far awayEyesight, glasses and lensesUsing the eyesThe eye and surrounding areaOptics, microscopy and lasers › disapproving unable to understand a situation or the way actions will affect it in the future: Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.Narrow-minded
(Definition of myopic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be set in your ways idiom
- be wearing blinkers idiom
- blinkered adjective
- hidebound adjective
- illiberal adjective
- insular adjective
- intolerance noun
- intolerant adjective
- narrow-minded adjective
- parochial adjective (LIMITED)
- petty adjective
- prim adjective
- prude noun
- short-sighted adjective (THOUGHT)
- small-minded adjective
- strait-laced adjective
- unreconstructed adjective
- unthinking adjective
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