SCIENCES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

sciences

noun

plural of science

as in knowledges

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of sciences The Plateau of the Muses, meanwhile, takes its name from the nine goddesses associated with the arts and sciences. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Babson, with about 2,800 undergraduate students, blends business and liberal arts and sciences in a core curriculum. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 The same tectonics that drive earthquakes act as the state's landscape artists, said Julian Lozos, associate professor of geological sciences at Cal State Northridge. — Rong-Gong Lin Ii Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 Keith Humphreys, a Stanford psychiatry and behavioral-sciences professor and a former adviser to President Obama, supports needle exchanges and opposes the widespread jailing of users. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Demisurgery advanced the mortuary sciences by turning them into an art. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026 Over the course of the three-year program, Eléonore will design her own curriculum by selecting courses from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences in order to earn a Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 Programs under pharmaceutical sciences are still excluded from the professional degree list. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Since then, Brummett has seen students who might otherwise have dropped out instead enter health sciences, education and fisheries management and find new motivation to stay in school. — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sciences

Noun

Sometimes my collection of knowledges feels like rash splatters of matter floating with me.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of knowledges

Noun

Regardless of one’s experience with the Tarot, this book offers profound, embodied wisdoms for creative and critical writers, artists, and activists.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
The book also includes little wisdoms from his three children with wife Camila Alves McConaughey; son Levi, 17 (who plays his onscreen son in The Lost Bus), daughter Vida, 15, and younger son Livingston, 12.

— Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025

Definition of wisdoms

Browse Nearby Words

science

sciences

scilicet

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Sciences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sciences. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of sciences

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on sciences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

salvo

Popular in Grammar & Usage

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

'Gaslighting,' 'Woke,' 'Democracy,' and Other Top Lookups

Popular

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Games & Quizzes