anti-ideological

adjective

an·​ti-ideo·​log·​i·​cal ˌan-tē-ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce anti-ideological (audio)
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: opposed to or unconcerned with ideology : deliberately and emphatically not ideological
Traditional religious faith and the great political ideologies arouse relatively little interest among today's determinedly anti-ideological undergraduates.Kenneth Keniston

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The sound bite of the week was anti-ideological, for once. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025

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First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-ideological was in 1935

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“Anti-ideological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-ideological. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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