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

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

ˌan-tē-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik 

ˌan-tī-

anti-scientific attitudes

Examples of anti-science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kennedy and his allies dispute that their agenda is anti-science. —Ali Swenson, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025

Grey’s Anatomy actor Jason George spoke directly to America’s current anti-science political climate while introducing his show’s award for advances in medicine/clinical trials. —Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025

In the binary world of Washington, the Democrats have historically been defined as the pro-science party while the GOP, deservedly or not, is seen as anti-science. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 Sep. 2025

Part of this anti-science thrust is to deny climate change. —Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025

Removing the mandate wholesale is dangerous, anti-science, and anti-child. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025

Removing the mandate wholesale is dangerous, anti-science, and anti-child. —Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025

Every cut to the CDC, every withdrawal from WHO, every concession to anti-science populism shortens lives — not only in Chicago, Harlem and Houston but also in Lagos, Caracas, Mumbai, Gaza and Nairobi. —Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

Their resignation letters spoke to the dangers of Kennedy's anti-vaccine, anti-science agenda. —Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above