apolitical

adjective

apo·​lit·​i·​cal ˌā-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 

1

: having no interest or involvement in political affairs

also : having an aversion to politics or political affairs

2

: having no political significance

apolitically

ˌā-pə-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

apoliticism

ˌā-pə-ˈli-tə-ˌsi-zəm 

noun

Examples of apolitical in a Sentence

Although both of her parents are politicians, she's completely apolitical.

Recent Examples on the Web

Putting Rue’s apolitical faith in nationalist terms for the show’s closing image reads like one last thumbing of the nose that butts up against the season’s occasional naked sincerity. —Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026

Getty Images As one of the most popular and lucrative franchises in professional sports, the New York Yankees typically try to remain apolitical, at least formally. —Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

The event, like the whole trip, was officially apolitical. —Garrett Downs, CNBC, 28 May 2026

That failure is as much a problem of form as of substance, because to break out of the apolitical bubble of personalities is also to break out of the iridescent bubble of elegant narrative. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for apolitical

• analytical
• diacritical
• hypercritical
• hypocritical
• nonpolitical
• parasitical
• supercritical
• critical
• geopolitical
• levitical
• noncritical
• political