unscientific

adjective

un·​sci·​en·​tif·​ic ˌən-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik 

: not scientific : not based on or exhibiting scientific knowledge or scientific methodology : not in accord with the principles and methods of science

an unscientific survey

unscientific claims

an unscientific approach

unscientifically

ˌən-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of unscientific in a Sentence

I conducted an unscientific survey.

Recent Examples on the Web

In a suit filed in federal court in western Massachusetts on Monday, the groups charged that recent limits placed on vaccines were unscientific and harmful to the general public. —Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll. —Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2025

Researchers criticize the government's anti-DEI directives as unscientific and hindering research on diverse populations. —Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

Results came out Wednesday and while a super majority of respondents to this unscientific reader sentiment poll say yes, readers shared a variety of opinions. —David Plazas, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unscientific

• interspecific
• intraspecific
• monospecific
• nonscientific
• calorific
• conspecific
• hieroglyphic
• honorific
• nonspecific
• scientific
• soporific
• subspecific

Kids Definition

unscientific

adjective

un·​sci·​en·​tif·​ic ˌən-ˌsī-ən-ˈtif-ik 

: not scientific: as

a

: not being in agreement with the principles and methods of science

an unscientific poll

b

: not showing scientific knowledge or familiarity with scientific methods

an unscientific explanation

unscientifically

-ˈtif-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb