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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Nye, too, says the message fits into a more general and ominous anti-science movement.
—Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
But Kennedy's further reluctance on Wednesday to be more outspoken about vaccinating against measles, chickenpox and polio is indicative of a bigger trend of anti-science that could have long-term ramifications far beyond Kennedy's tenure at HHS, Woodruff warns.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
These days, health and science often get framed as being part of a privileged wellness culture, while Americana gets more and more tangled up with primitive anti-science.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Don Thomas, a 77-year-old Saratoga resident, came out to protest the GOP’s anti-science platform.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Martin’s letters to medical journals appear intended to promote the anti-science, anti-vaccine policies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s wildly unfit health secretary.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The budget is produced by the White House Office of Management and Budget, which is overseen by Russell Vought, who has long made his anti-science budgeting priorities clear through his Center for Renewing America.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
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
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
But Kennedy's further reluctance on Wednesday to be more outspoken about vaccinating against measles, chickenpox and polio is indicative of a bigger trend of anti-science that could have long-term ramifications far beyond Kennedy's tenure at HHS, Woodruff warns.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
These days, health and science often get framed as being part of a privileged wellness culture, while Americana gets more and more tangled up with primitive anti-science.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Don Thomas, a 77-year-old Saratoga resident, came out to protest the GOP’s anti-science platform.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Martin’s letters to medical journals appear intended to promote the anti-science, anti-vaccine policies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s wildly unfit health secretary.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2025
The budget is produced by the White House Office of Management and Budget, which is overseen by Russell Vought, who has long made his anti-science budgeting priorities clear through his Center for Renewing America.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Apr. 2025
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
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“Anti-science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-science. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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