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

In an article published through the National Institute of Justice, Brown and others interviewed former extremists in the United States, as well as their family and friends, to better understand the shift from participating in ideological debate to taking violent actions. —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025

This backsliding is the result of a rapid ideological shift within the administration, which two men in particular have spurred: David Sacks, Trump’s tech-billionaire AI czar, and Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia and one of America’s most powerful executives in the industry. —Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025

Trump wants to control the flow of information, not just ideological discourse but even the basic reality that its citizens inhabit, from unemployment rates to educational figures to the value of its own currency. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, Botstein was watching the Trump administration’s moves to control the ideological tilt of universities, cultural institutions and the press in the United States. —Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 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