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

While both parties have long wrestled with warring factions in their ranks, the ideological rift is on full display this year, especially among Democrats, as democratic socialists test just how far to the left voters are willing to go. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 27 June 2026

What’s interesting about the characters in your book is that their ideological alliances are quite fluid, depending on the circumstances. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Cruelty, lies, and even deadly violence have been directed at political figures across the ideological spectrum. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 26 June 2026

The court, on a 6-3 vote on ideological lines, allows the administration to continue with its plan to strip Temporary Protected Status from about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 26 June 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