anti-science

noun

variants or less commonly antiscience
: a set or system of attitudes and beliefs that are opposed to or reject science and scientific methods and principles
And for a show even remotely about news—as well as a groundbreaking newswoman like Walters—to legitimize McCarthy's dangerous antiscience … is irresponsible and shameful. James Poniewozik
anti-science adjective
or less commonly antiscience
an anti-science bias
… many currents of irrational, anti-science, anti-intellectual feelings that arise partly from fears and partly from reaction to errors or arrogance among scientists. Edmund Fuller
anti-scientific adjective
anti-scientific attitudes

Examples of anti-science in a Sentence

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The Trump administration has also brought in several individuals who have long held anti-science views. Jordan Miller, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2025 The reported accession of Geier isn’t the only indication of how the department, whose programs were until recently celebrated as the gold standard of government science, has become a haven of a repugnant anti-science mythmaking and a threat to public health. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-science was in 1872

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“Anti-science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-science. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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