Pseudoscientific
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pseudoscientific is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not scientific, though purporting to be scientific.
Meaning
Of, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not scientific, though purporting to be scientific.
Example Sentences
Some pseudoscientific theories explain what nonbelievers cannot even observe, for example, orgone energy.
The trolls did not match the old professional racists’ stuffy style, but they found use in their pseudoscientific graphics.
[…] another example of the desire to control deviant lifestyles: the preparation by the FBI of pseudoscientific "profiles" that purport to describe the murderers.
Many postsecondary educators are concerned about the rising tide of pseudoscientific, fundamentally anti-intellectual belief among otherwise well educated Americans.
Synonyms for pseudoscientific
Depending on context, synonyms include unscientific.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unscientific, pseudoreligious, pseudobiological, pseudoschizophrenic, scientific, anti-scientific.
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