Magic and Science

Opposite meaning words

Magic noun - The power to control natural forces through supernatural means.

Usage example: he claimed that he could summon a storm through magic

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Science is an antonym for magic.

Nearby Words: magical, magician, mage, magically

Science noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.

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Magic is an antonym for science.

Nearby Words: scientist, sciential

human	human magic	human science
old	old magic	old science
good	good magic	good science
physical	physical magic	physical science
Other adjectives: pure, normal, natural, regular, true, powerful, actual, real, serious, evil, little, bad, ancient, new, advanced, forbidden, modern, magical.

Various groups of people see either science or magic as the cause of the downfall of society.

Source: Magic Versus Science
Played with in that while Orpheus takes the usual "magic is a divine force of nature" stance, Venture actually argues that magic and science are the same damn thing (at least in the end).

Source: Magic Versus Science
In fact, more often than not magic and science were "allies", since both were on the side of progress.

Source: Magic Versus Science

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