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

The Bay Area’s political environment is more uniformly favorable to new government revenue than in Los Angeles County, where a broader ideological spectrum creates real opposition coalitions. —Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026

With the birth of early modernity, which is to say, the advent of industrial capitalism, ideological skepticism toward technology gave way to technology becoming a tool of the state. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026

Our legislators need to get back to recognizing that they are not elected for their party affiliation or to meet the ideological purity tests of their donors, but rather to solve the problems of the people that reside in our great state. —Jayden D'onofrio, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026

Pew found younger Americans across the ideological spectrum in particular have negative views toward Israel. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026

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