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
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
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
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The audience included many young scientists dismayed by the AGU's unethical and anti-science pro-fossil-fuel stance.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The anti-vaccine and anti-science views of his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services may be the biggest American public health risk since COVID.
—Chris Coons, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump’s anti-science backers are going after water fluoridation, a historic healthcare success, business columnist Michael Hiltzik writes.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The anti-vaccine and anti-science views of his choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services may be the biggest American public health risk since COVID.
—Chris Coons, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
Trump’s anti-science backers are going after water fluoridation, a historic healthcare success, business columnist Michael Hiltzik writes.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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
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“Anti-science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-science. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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