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

The plaintiffs, which include the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, claim Kennedy’s recent decisions were designed to mislead, confuse and desensitize the public to anti-vaccine and anti-science rhetoric. —Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 7 July 2025

Unsurprisingly, a recent survey reveals that 75% of researchers are considering moving abroad as a result of the anti-science wave. —Jennifer Boulanger, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025

But scientists, too, ought to be honest with themselves about why the cruelty of animal experimentation has been so effectively weaponized for anti-science populism. —Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 18 June 2025

The administration in Washington has seized on this time to advance an agenda that is decidedly anti-intellectual, anti-science, anti-immigrant, and even anti-democracy. —David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Vought has long made his anti-science budgeting priorities clear through his Center for Renewing America. —ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above