Meanings
adjectiveantiscientific (comparative more antiscientific, superlative most antiscientific)
comparative more antiscientific · superlative most antiscientific
- Of or pertaining to antiscience; contrary to the tenets of the scientific method.
Synonyms: antiscience · Antonyms: proscientific, proscience
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to antiscience; contrary to the tenets of the scientific method.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Proto-Indo-European*skey-
- Latinsciō
- Latinsciēns
- Latinscientia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Italic*θakos
- Medieval Latinscientificus
- Middle Frenchscientifique
- Englishscientific
- Englishantiscientific
From anti- + scientific.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian antiscientifico, antiscientifico
- antiscientificopertaining to antiscience
- antiscientificocontrary to the scientific method
Polish antynaukowy
- antynaukowycontrary to the scientific method
Portuguese anticientífico
- anticientíficocontrary to the scientific method
Russian противонау́чный
- противонау́чный (protivonaúčnyj)contrary to the scientific method
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antiscientific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiscientific
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“antiscientific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiscientific. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiscientific,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiscientific.
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