as in illogical
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unscientific
Goodall applied a sociologist's empathy to her research on the chimps, giving them names and describing them as individuals, which was decried, at first, as unscientific.
—
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
These results are unscientific and subject to change, of course.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unscientific
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
These results are unscientific and subject to change, of course.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Granted, people’s memories can get a little hazy at times, but here’s an unscientific sample of what some other metro music fans hold dearest about Memorial Hall.
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unscientific
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
Adjective
-
Scrutinize fine details like hair, fur, or repetitive patterns that may appear unnatural, and inspect for illogical lighting, shadows, or odd background elements.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
-
Word also, unfortunately, retains some seemingly illogical features from versions that date back several decades.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
The combination of absurd temperatures, damp humidity, and having my hair stick to my neck daily was driving me insane.—
Kayla Greaves,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
-
Plus, who doesn’t love Nick Offerman sharing the screen with absurd facial hair?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
-
But why are these fears irrational?—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
The science author Stuart Clark notes that the concept was nonsensical to contemporary scientists, who assumed that magnetism could not break free from a magnet and that the Sun’s energy radiated equally across its surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
-
Concerned friends, both mine and his, counseled against him posting rambling, nonsensical monologues, and about his drug use.—
Coley Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Given some of Trump’s most problematic remarks about Ukraine, this hope may not have been completely fatuous.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
-
The fatuous Fed/1930s narrative raises a basic question: why are successful investors paid so well?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
Adjective
-
The cost of doing so is preposterous — more than the government spends on the Department of the Interior, the FBI, or NASA.—
Sally C. Pipes,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Those numbers — down from his recent claim of 100,000 — are preposterous.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
What gave me the crazy idea to stand at the bar, listening to that woman being praised for her stupid f---ing commitment to New York City and her ugly f---ing buildings?—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
-
Her mechanism for luring victims involves a stick, someone’s hair, her blood, and another person stupid enough to let her through their front door.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Civil Code Section 4740 grandfathers rental prohibitions, while Section 4741 bans rental prohibitions and unreasonable restrictions.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
-
But this is perhaps an artificial high tempo, dictated by an unreasonable number of substitutes.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share