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

But the road to the dismantling of this illiberal, anti-science, racist, and now antisemitic ideology promises to be long and hard. —Richard T. Bosshardt, National Review, 17 Apr. 2024

Yet these efforts can be obscured by news coverage of the crisis that points to a growing anti-science movement and parents giving up on vaccination all across the land. —Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024

An anti-science movement picked up pace as Republican and Democratic perspectives on science diverged during the pandemic. —Amy Maxmen, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024

The heart of his book is a call for government agencies and professional organizations to wage an aggressive battle against anti-vaccination and anti-science propaganda. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023

The best defense against this anti-science offensive is to make sure that the correct message reaches a wide audience. —Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2010

Even less of a surprise was the reaction of the resolutely anti-vax, anti-science Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023

Antisemitism has also moved into the Republican Party mainstream, which also has a long history of anti-science policy-making. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023

And yet, the afterlife of all that initial attention was long and consequential, as anti-science grifters and conspiracy theorists continued to push the drug as a secret cure for covid-19 that scientists were covering up. —Abby Ohlheiser, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above