antiscientific
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
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anticientífico
- In my intellectual lifetime at least, it is a new thing that left-wing views should be advanced from an antiscientific, antirational point of view.
Examples
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Sadly, that kind of antiscientific nonsense is de rigueur for a lot of folks these days, even ones who sit in Congress.
Blog text (5) -
His antiscientific views often lead to heated debates in discussions about public health.
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These data are not folk knowledge with an antiscientific bias.
Academic text (1993) -
Of course, the official line is that such practices are "superstitious" or "antiscientific."
Academic text (2001) -
Often enough, toxic waste activists are called "antiscientific" when, in fact, they may simply work at science in a nontraditional manner.
Academic text (1993) -
C. P. Snow's "two cultures" came into being, as science became antihumanistic and humanists became antiscientific.
Academic text (1990) -
Many people hold antiscientific beliefs that reject established facts about climate change.
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Critics argue that some alternative medicine practices are antiscientific and lack credible evidence.
Synonyms
38
7.5
Not supported by facts or proof
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5.1
Not based on careful tests and reliable facts
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4.6
Not based on science or scientific evidence
Not supporting science, including its methods and findings
Does not use observation or real-world facts
Antonyms
How Scientific
Surface Forms
Morphology
antiscientific = scientific (transparent) = anti + science + ific
The meaning is directly compositional: anti- means 'opposed to' and scientific is a familiar base adjective.
Etymology
Antiscientific is made of anti- meaning 'against' and science meaning 'knowledge' or the study of the natural world. So antiscientific describes ideas or actions that go 'against' science or are not based on scientific methods or evidence.