clear-sighted

[ kleer-sahy-tid ]

adjective

1. having clear or sharp eyesight.
2. having or marked by keen perception or sound judgment:

   a clear-sighted, analytical approach.

clear-sighted

adjective

1. involving accurate perception or judgment

   a clear-sighted compromise

2. having clear vision

Derived Forms

• ˌclear-ˈsightedness, noun
• ˌclear-ˈsightedly, adverb

Other Words From

• clear-sighted·ly adverb
• clear-sighted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of clear-sighted¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

But he adds: "We have to be very clear-sighted about who Donald Trump is and what he stands for."

From BBC

Prof Naomi Fulop, of the Covid 19 Bereaved Families for Justice, said the report was “hard-hitting and clear-sighted” and urged the government to adopt the recommendations.

From BBC

Along with the illusion that tax cuts increase revenue, the notion that authoritarian regimes are clear-sighted, clever and efficient is one of the more persistent canards in political pathology.

From Salon

Zelensky seems pretty much as he appears, and like a lot of actors he has a clear-sighted appreciation of himself and the limits of his abilities.

From BBC

He is remembered as a visionary because he was not clear-sighted about socialism’s incurable systemic disease: It cannot cope with the complexity of dispersed information in a developed nation.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• astute
• careful
• cautious
• circumspect
• considerate
• expedient
• prudent
• rational
• reasonable
• sane
• sensible
• shrewd
• skillful
• sober
• thorough