Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not consistent with the methods or principles of science: Describing an approach, belief, or conclusion that does not follow the rigorous, systematic, and evidence-based methodology characteristic of scientific inquiry.
   • Lacking scientific character or validity: Refers to ideas, arguments, or practices that are not based on or supported by scientific evidence, often relying instead on anecdote, tradition, or bias.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The company's claims about the product were completely unscientific and lacked any supporting data.
  • Her approach to the problem was intuitive but ultimately unscientific.
  • Dismissing a theory without testing it is an unscientific attitude.

Advanced Usage

• "to be unscientific in one's approach": to use methods that are not systematic or evidence-based.
  • The journalist was criticized for being unscientific in her approach to the health scare.
• "an unscientific poll/survey": a poll or survey that does not use a representative sample or controlled methods, making its results unreliable.
  • The online vote was an unscientific poll, so its results shouldn't be taken seriously.

Variants and Related Words

• Unscientifically (adverb): In a manner not consistent with scientific principles.
  • The study was conducted so unscientifically that its conclusions are worthless.
• Note: The opposite is scientific (adj).

Synonyms

• Non-scientific: Not involving or related to science.
• Unempirical: Not based on observation or experience.
• Irrational: Not logical or reasonable.

Antonyms

• Scientific: Based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.
• Empirical: Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
• Methodical: Done according to a systematic or established procedure.

Adjective

1. not consistent with the methods or principles of science
   • an unscientific lack of objectivity