lacking foresight
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Epimetheus (mythology) — In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (Greek: Polytonic|Ἐπιμηθεύς) ( hindsight , literally hind thought, but in the manner of a fool looking behind, while running forward) was the brother of Prometheus ( foresight , literally fore thought ), a pair of… … Wikipedia
improvident — I adjective brash, careless, dissipated, extravagant, happy go lucky, hasty, headlong, heedless, improvidus, imprudens, imprudent, impulsive, incautious, incautus, indiscreet, injudicious, lacking foresight, lax, losel, neglectful, negligent,… … Law dictionary
shortsighted — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. myopic, nearsighted; improvident, unimaginative, lacking foresight. See vision. Ant., farsighted, imaginative. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Myopic] Syn. nearsighted, purblind, astigmatic, blind; see… … English dictionary for students
shortsighted — adjective Date: 1622 1. lacking foresight 2. nearsighted • shortsightedly adverb • shortsightedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
improvident — improvidence, n. improvidently, adv. /im prov i deuhnt/, adj. 1. not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary. 2. neglecting to provide for future needs. [1505 15; IM 2 + PROVIDENT] Syn. 1. thoughtless, careless, imprudent, heedless. 2.… … Universalium
unforesighted — adjective Lacking foresight … Wiktionary
short-sighted — adjective a) Nearsighted; myopic; unable to focus on distant objects. b) Unable to see long term objectives; lacking foresight … Wiktionary
foresightless — adjective Lacking foresight … Wiktionary
shortsighted — (adj.) also short sighted, 1640s, of eyesight; 1620s in the sense lacking foresight; see SHORT (Cf. short) + SIGHT (Cf. sight). Related: Shortsightedly; shortsightedness … Etymology dictionary
improvident — im prov·i·dent || ɪm prÉ‘vɪdnt / prÉ’ adj. careless, lacking foresight; wasteful, not saving up for future needs … English contemporary dictionary
