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FARSIGHTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Planning prudently for the future
Example:
took a long view of the geopolitical issues
Synonyms:
farseeing; farsighted; foresighted; foresightful; long; longsighted; prospicient
Classified under:
Similar:
provident (providing carefully for the future)
Derivation:
farsightedness (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Able to see distant objects clearly
Synonyms:
farsighted; presbyopic
Classified under:
Similar:
eagle-eyed; farseeing; keen-sighted; longsighted (capable of seeing to a great distance)
hypermetropic; hyperopic (abnormal ability to focus of distant objects)
telescopic (capable of discerning distant objects)
Antonym:
nearsighted (unable to see distant objects clearly)
Derivation:
farsightedness (abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects)
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