Vocabulary
Myopic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
short-sighted.
Urdu meaning
دور کی نظر کی کمزوری
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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They seem to be going their separate ways.Trump`s US has no use for a myopic EU, nor for the smokescreen of Nato, nor the impotent UN.
Dawn Editorials —
Rex Mundi
— 2026-03-05
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Continuing to ignore is not only myopic.
Dawn Editorials —
The philanthropy gap
— 2025-10-01
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The media`s myopic obsession with Pakistan is of a piece with Hindutva`s worldview.
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Hindutva`s myopic diplomacy
— 2025-07-08
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Even the democratic façade is being dismantled brick by brick by a myopic state and political elites for `security and stability`.
Dawn Editorials —
A hard state?
— 2025-04-04
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This is just one example of how we have failed to transcend our myopic politicalinterests for the sake of the health and well-being of our children.
Dawn Editorials —
Polio pains
— 2025-02-01
Synonyms
short-sighted; nearsighted; informalas blind as a bat
Antonyms
long-sighted, far-sighted
Curator example
“most myopic children can be fitted with glasses to correct their vision”
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