unscientific

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adjective

Not scientific

Similar
nonscientificnon-scientificpseudoscientific
Opposite
scientific
OriginEnglish scientific ← Middle French scientifique ← Medieval Latin scientificus →
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Meanings

adjectiveunscientific (comparative more unscientific, superlative most unscientific)

comparative more unscientific · superlative most unscientific

  1. Not scientific

    Synonyms: nonscientific, non-scientific

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot scientific

Similar
nonscientificnon-scientific

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot consistent with the methods or principles of science

Similar
pseudoscientific
Opposite
scientific
Also see
extrascientificpseudoscientificscienceless

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*skey-
  10. Latinsciō
  11. Latinsciēns
  12. Latinscientia
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Proto-Italic*θakos
  15. Medieval Latinscientificus
  16. Middle Frenchscientifique
  17. Englishscientific
  18. Englishunscientific

From un- + scientific.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian ненау́чен
  • ненау́чен (nenaúčen)not scientific
Chinese Mandarin 不科學的 /不科学的
  • 不科學的 /不科学的 (bùkēxuéde)not scientific
Danish uvidenskabelig
  • uvidenskabelignot scientific
Dutch onwetenschappelijk
  • onwetenschappelijknot scientific
Esperanto nescienca
  • nesciencanot scientific
German unwissenschaftlich
  • unwissenschaftlichnot scientific
Japanese 非科学的
  • 非科学的 (hikagakuteki)not scientific
Korean 비과학적
  • 비과학적 (bigwahakjeok)not scientific
Norwegian Bokmål uvitenskapelig
  • uvitenskapelignot scientific
Polish nienaukowy
  • nienaukowynot scientific
Romanian neștiințific
  • neștiințificnot scientific
Russian ненау́чный
  • ненау́чный (nenaúčnyj)not scientific
Spanish acientífico
  • acientíficonot scientific
Cite this entry
APA

unscientific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscientific

MLA

“unscientific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscientific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unscientific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unscientific.

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