Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for pseudoscientific. Search instead for pseudo-scientific.

pseudoscientific

American  
[soo-doh-sahy-uhn-tif-ik] / ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to or being a form of pseudoscience.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Kennedy is an overt anti-vaccination agitator, among his many other pet pseudoscientific positions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

The remains are thought to have been acquired by researchers to carry out pseudoscientific studies.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023

Let's not forget that science has also had periods of stagnation, where dead ends were pursued that later turned out to be pseudoscientific or proto-scientific.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

But there is nothing unusual, much less “crazy,” about belief in pseudoscientific ideas and conspiracy theories.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2023

Fraudulent Medical Treatments Medicine is a fertile area for pseudoscientific claims for a simple reason.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "pseudoscientific" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com