UNSCIENTIFIC Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

unscientific

adjective

Definition of unscientific

as in illogical

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Recent Examples of unscientific The latter concluded the practice is unscientific and ineffective, carrying risks of psychological harm, including suicidal ideation and depression. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 Vote here 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, 12 July 2026 Skeptics of generational analysis — the sociologist Philip Cohen has called much of the genre unscientific — would say micro-generations are astrology for LinkedIn. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026 In an unscientific online Instagram survey of 17 East San Jose high school students, quoted in this story, most criticized the damage microtrend culture has spurred. — Quinn Rickett, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unscientific

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Adjective

But that’s illogical, given the enormous ratings for the Seahawks–Patriots game, which was shown on the NBC broadcast network and the Peacock streaming service.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Trump's resumption of his illogical on-again, off-again trade war with our ally to the north has caused considerable economic concern in Canada, but has also activated a rush of resilience that Republicans in America can only dream of.

— Chris Brennan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of illogical

Adjective

The English dialogue for these films was often absurd and barely coherent, written to conform to the movements of the actors’ mouths.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Correa’s contract contains a full no-trade clause, though any thought of the Astros moving him seems absurd.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of absurd

Adjective

Our simple equation, for example, has the solutions and , which are irrational; their digits begin and keep going forever without repeating.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
So the strongest performers tend to resist hardest, and their response is not irrational.

— Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

That was the perfect way to expose the nonsensical nature of the initiative.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Mayday goes on too long and veers into nonsensical directions, with one episode depicting the pair breaking into a Soviet official’s home that descends into bedroom farce.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of nonsensical

Adjective

The ongoing war between woke and anti-woke factions is a fatuous melodrama best left to the satirists.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
This fatuous facial gesture is immediately relatable but also, as Locke discusses below, one that can be read in a number of different ways.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024

Definition of fatuous

Adjective

The thought of the SEC expelling one of its charter members after 94 years of inclusion seems preposterous.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
During his first tenure, Verrett represented the very type of behavior Magnus had spent the past few years weeding out, including deranged posts, unprofessional direct messages to reporters, and preposterous race talk.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of preposterous

Adjective

The imposition of the tariffs stemmed from a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries in August, with each claiming the other side had unreasonable requests that would be detrimental to their respective country’s workers.

— Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026
Drop one task that doesn’t need to happen today, and ask for clarification if a deadline feels unreasonable.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026

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