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

These should include freedom from state ideological mandates, disclosure of how the models were trained to be helpful and safe, and independent auditing. — Tal Feldman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026

Any deal would require a major ideological concession, and still appears distant, as Shas remains loyal to Netanyahu, even as UTJ signals an opening. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Marxist rule In the years after independence, significant fissures—both ideological and practical—were opening in South Yemen within the ruling NLF and its successor, the Yemen Socialist Party (YSP). — Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026

Fetterman has notably broken with Democrats on multiple occasions in recent months and has been a steadfast supporter of more centrist policies amid the party’s leftward ideological tilt. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing ideological

• anti-ideological

Rhymes for ideological

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