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

But even on state TV -- long a bastion of pro-government propaganda and ideological control -- cracks have started to appear. —Egina Garcia Cano, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026

The importance of motive At this point, there’s little to suggest the motive is political or ideological, Leising said. —Chris Kenning, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026

In his experiences and chronicles of the great ideological battles of the twentieth century, Curzio Malaparte was a shape-shifter—pitiless, clinical, cynical, unsentimental, indifferent to morality and idealism. —Leah Downey, The New York Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2026

The controversy also exposes ideological fault lines. —Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 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