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

One person involved in the effort told me that the firings had been carried out because of an evolution in the business at Fannie and not for any ideological reason. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

What started as isolated demonstrations has quickly snowballed into a season-defining narrative, forcing the WNBA to navigate a level of ideological polarization rarely seen in the league. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Sina Toossi, a senior fellow at the think tank Center for International Policy in Washington, told NPR that ideological hard-liners now have control of parts of Iran's government and that the economy is not their priority. — Npr Staff, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026

The controversy over Arday’s work reflects an ongoing trend of ideological opponents levying plagiarism accusations to undermine one another. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 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