: 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

Examples of unscientific in a Sentence

I conducted an unscientific survey.
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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, 21 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 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 Researchers criticize the government's anti-DEI directives as unscientific and hindering research on diverse populations. Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unscientific

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unscientific was circa 1775

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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscientific. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

unscientific

adjective
: 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

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