anti-science

noun

an·​ti-sci·​ence ˌan-tē-ˈsī-ən(t)s How to pronounce anti-science (audio)
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
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
or less commonly antiscientific
anti-scientific attitudes

Examples of anti-science in a Sentence

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Other arguments are based on information contained in the proceedings of a conference organized by an anti-science think tank. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025 Resistance to anti-science appointees to government positions to prevent the implementation of regressive public health measures. Powel H. Kazanjian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025 Add in that the Food and Drug Administration appeared to side against safe and effective medicine by cancelling the meeting of the committee tasked with identifying the strains for next season’s influenza vaccines is just more evidence that the crazy anti-science mindset is taking hold. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025 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

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 14 Mar. 2025.

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