Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun science

2 senses of science

Sense 1
science, scientific discipline -- (a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics")
       => discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick -- (a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings")

Sense 2
skill, science -- (ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism")
       => ability, power -- (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination")