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

When the two endowments were created, in 1965, the arts were still largely understood in formalist, apolitical terms. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Kernan got in a lot of digs at Democrats and Obamacare, but Bob kept his comments apolitical. — Tara Bannow, STAT, 13 July 2026

Foxworthy’s hour differs from Fox Nation’s previous specials in that while the comedian himself is a conservative, his material is apolitical. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 June 2026

But there is a difference between recognizing that the academy cannot be truly apolitical and deciding—as the Mellon Foundation has done—that the most valuable forms of scholarship are those that instrumentalize knowledge in the service of direct political impacts. — The Atlantic, 16 June 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