myopic

/my-OP-ik/adjective

lacking foresight; nearsighted

A myopic focus on quarterly numbers starved the lab.
Synonyms
shortsighted, narrow, blinkered
Antonyms
farsighted, visionary
Memory hook
myopia: the future out of focus.

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