SCIENCE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

science

noun

ˈsī-ən(t)s

Definition of science

as in knowledge

a body of facts learned by study or experience the science of medicine grew tremendously in the course of the 19th century

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Recent Examples of science Sutskever joined and made possible OpenAI’s breakthrough science after Altman reassured him everything would be done all human-centric and responsible. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Kiryn Hoffman is president and CEO of National Children’s Museum, a hybrid children’s museum and science center in Washington, DC. — Kiryn Hoffman, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Theranos’s mission was noble, Papautsky says, but the science did not and does not hold up. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 More than anything, The Devils looks like a science-fiction movie, giving it an unnervingly timeless quality. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for science

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That knowledge cannot be acquired in a board meeting or replicated in an accelerator program.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Cheung said the training is intended to teach students that intimate examinations require more than medical knowledge and technical proficiency.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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