Word Study
nearsighted
CIDE DICTIONARY
nearsighted, a.
Seeing distinctly at short distances only; myopic; shortsighted. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
nearsighted
asquint, astigmatic, authoritarian, bigot, bigoted, blind, blindfold, blindfolded, blink-eyed, blinking, blinky, borne, closed, constricted, cramped, creedbound, deaf, deaf to reason, dim-sighted, fanatical, farsighted, hidebound, illiberal, imperceptive, impercipient, insensible, insular, little, little-minded, longsighted, mean, mean-minded, mean-spirited, mind-blind, mope-eyed, myopic, narrow, narrow-hearted, narrow-minded, narrow-souled, narrow-spirited, nonunderstanding, parochial, petty, poor-sighted, presbyopic, provincial, purblind, shortsighted, small, small-minded, squinch-eyed, squint-eyed, squinting, squinty, strabismal, strabismic, straitlaced, stuffy, unapprehending, uncatholic, uncharitable, uncomprehending, undiscerning, ungenerous, unliberal, unperceptive, winkingFor further exploring for "nearsighted" in Webster Dictionary Online