anti-science
noun
an·ti-sci·ence
ˌan-tē-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
ˌan-tī-
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
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
Edmund Fuller
anti-scientific
adjective
or less commonly antiscientific
ˌan-tē-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik
ˌan-tī-
anti-scientific attitudes
Examples of anti-science in a Sentence
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The only resistance against the administration’s anti-science agenda is coming from the courts.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Read Article > Jan 30 Dylan Scott Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be Donald Trump’s health secretary has been dogged by his long record of anti-vaccine and anti-science statements.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
All medical communications from the federal government have been temporarily axed, presumably so that they can be brought into line with the new anti-vaccine, anti-expert, anti-science ethos of the MAGA crowd.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The Republican Party has often found itself at war with mainstream science in recent years, but confirming RFK Jr. would be a remarkable anti-science advance.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
Several new books have documented the alarming rise of disinformation and anti-science.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
What’s concerning is that this rhetoric, and the withdrawal from the WHO, could be used by some political and anti-science interests to feed the narrative that scientific and health organizations are not to be trusted, or are not effective or even necessary.
—Simon Williams, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
American politicians and public health officials have yet to formulate a plan to counter anti-science messaging and rhetoric.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The audience included many young scientists dismayed by the AGU's unethical and anti-science pro-fossil-fuel stance.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Read Article > Jan 30 Dylan Scott Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be Donald Trump’s health secretary has been dogged by his long record of anti-vaccine and anti-science statements.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
All medical communications from the federal government have been temporarily axed, presumably so that they can be brought into line with the new anti-vaccine, anti-expert, anti-science ethos of the MAGA crowd.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The Republican Party has often found itself at war with mainstream science in recent years, but confirming RFK Jr. would be a remarkable anti-science advance.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025
Several new books have documented the alarming rise of disinformation and anti-science.
—Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
What’s concerning is that this rhetoric, and the withdrawal from the WHO, could be used by some political and anti-science interests to feed the narrative that scientific and health organizations are not to be trusted, or are not effective or even necessary.
—Simon Williams, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
American politicians and public health officials have yet to formulate a plan to counter anti-science messaging and rhetoric.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
The audience included many young scientists dismayed by the AGU's unethical and anti-science pro-fossil-fuel stance.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Anti-science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-science. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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