anti-science

noun

an·​ti-sci·​ence ˌan-tē-ˈsī-ən(t)s 

ˌan-tī-

variants or less commonly antiscience

: a set or system of attitudes and beliefs that are opposed to or reject science and scientific methods and principles

And for a show even remotely about news—as well as a groundbreaking newswoman like Walters—to legitimize McCarthy's dangerous antiscience … is irresponsible and shameful.

—James Poniewozik

anti-science adjective

or less commonly antiscience

an anti-science bias

… many currents of irrational, anti-science, anti-intellectual feelings that arise partly from fears and partly from reaction to errors or arrogance among scientists.

—Edmund Fuller

anti-scientific adjective

or less commonly antiscientific

ˌan-tē-ˌsī-ən-ˈti-fik 

ˌan-tī-

anti-scientific attitudes

Examples of anti-science in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second troubling political trend has been the anti-science and anti-vaccination movements and political leaders providing fuel to these movements, amplifying their messaging. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Even in a decade marred by online grifters, shameless politicians, and an alternative right-wing-media complex pushing anti-science fringe theories, the events of the past few weeks stand out for their depravity and nihilism. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024

Responses to the pandemic also polarized on political lines In contrast, anti-science skepticism among many Republican voters, was amplified by President Trump and led by those in partisan Trump counties, downplaying the severity of Covid-19. —London School Of Economics, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

Trump made anti-science incompetence and disregard for the welfare of Americans part of our history. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

But other forces are at play as well such as the general lack of critical and scientific thinking with a growing anti-science mentality. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

Thanks in part to social media, anti-science has become more virulent and widespread, the Virology authors write. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024

The increasingly virulent and widespread anti-science agenda damages individual scientists and their institutions, and hinders planning to counter future epidemics and pandemics. —John P. Moore, STAT, 2 Aug. 2024

But in recent years Dr. Anthony Fauci, who combatted infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, has been targeted by a partisan, anti-science spectrum of opponents. —David Morgan, CBS News, 13 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above