sociological

adjective

so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl  ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- 

variants or less commonly sociologic

ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-

1

: of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology

2

: oriented or directed toward social needs and problems

sociologically

ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-

adverb

Examples of sociological in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The writer Jonathan Franzen has described a bizarre sociological phenomenon resulting from this state of affairs. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

There are layered financial and sociological changes currently unfurling. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

But any sense this might be more sociological treatise than movie is curtailed by the sheer amount of life director Lee Chang-dong puts onscreen. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

The prolific Romanian satirist Radu Jude is back at NYFF with a new piece of sociological shrapnel. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sociological

• astrological
• biological
• christological
• chronological
• cosmological
• cytological
• dialogical
• ecological
• ethnological
• ethological
• geological
• histological

Kids Definition

sociological

adjective

so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə-

variants also sociologic

-ik 

1

: of or relating to sociology or its methods

2

: concerned with or relating to social needs and problems

sociologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Medical Definition

sociological

adjective

so·​cio·​log·​i·​cal ˌsō-sē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl  ˌsō-sh(ē-)ə- 

variants also sociologic

-ik 

: of or relating to sociology or to the methodological approach of sociology

sociologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb