ideological

adjective

ideo·​log·​i·​cal ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

ˌi-

variants or less commonly ideologic

ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

ˌi-

1

: of, relating to, or based on ideology

2

: relating to or concerned with ideas

ideologically

ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē  i- 

adverb

Examples of ideological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the end goal is beating the ideological adversary, then little matters beyond that. —Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025

Crucially, however, the six commitments aren’t so sweeping as to let any ideological camel peek its nose under the tent. —Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025

The new information suggested at least modest progress in an investigation into a killing that law enforcement was treating as the latest instance of political violence to convulse the United States across the ideological spectrum. —Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP Political leaders across the ideological divide were united in condemning the killing. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing ideological

• anti-ideological

Rhymes for ideological

• analogical
• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological