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

However, despite having some ideas that have been endorsed by former Trump CDC director Robert Redfield, there are concerns that appointing Kennedy would paint the administration as anti-science due to his anti-vaccine ideals. —Andi Shae Napier, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Oct. 2024

Obviously, there is a bit of an anti-science trend in the United States, a pushing back on authority telling you what to do. —Steven Levy, WIRED, 29 July 2020

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

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above