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

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, 4 Aug. 2025

My unscientific survey – basically, of my friends and myself – reveals that four out of four people have had it, man. —Maria Johnson, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025

This unscientific decision will sow unnecessary fear and is likely to disrupt flu vaccine manufacturing timelines. —Dr. Robert Edelman, Mercury News, 27 July 2025

As for the unscientific survey in the USA TODAY Network Tennessee ... drumroll please ... find the results: As of Wednesday, about 1,100 people responded. —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