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

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

Kennedy fired the entire 17-member Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, replacing them with members Cassidy argued are largely unscientific vaccine skeptics with vested financial interests in suing vaccine makers. —Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 4 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

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, 18 Aug. 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