Synonyms of ideologue

ideologue

noun

ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg 

variants also idealogue

1

as in partisan

one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause

as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• partisan
• militant
• activist
• crusader
• zealot
• fanatic
• dreamer
• advocate
• supporter
• lover
• fan
• disciple
• true believer
• promoter
• idealist
• champion
• visionary
• red hot
• follower
• enthusiast
• patron
• maniac
• votary
• apostle
• devotee
• fool
• sucker
• cultist
• evangelist
• aficionado
• addict
• freak
• nut
• junkie
• hanger-on
• fiend
• hound
• stalwart
• buff
• bug
• backer
• fancier
• head
• faddist
• booster
• maven
• habitué
• idolizer
• well-wisher
• rooter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dilettante
• dabbler
• nonmilitant

2

as in dreamer

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world

the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dreamer
• idealist
• romantic
• romanticist
• visionary
• Don Quixote
• utopian
• theorist
• sentimentalist
• idealizer
• optimist
• fantast
• emotionalist
• reformer
• daydreamer
• thinker
• perfectionist
• Pollyanna
• doctrinaire
• do-gooder
• Micawber
• fantasizer
• woolgatherer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realist
• pragmatist
• cynic
• pessimist
• defeatist
• empiricist
• hardnose
• empiric

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ideologue

The ideologues can go somewhere else. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 27 May 2026

In embracing a rapprochement with the United States under President Obama, Raúl Castro, long seen as an ideologue by Cubanologists, played the hand of a pragmatist. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026

The Executive Branch has garnered more influential power because Congress spends 70% of their time stalemating ideologues performing for special interests and donors. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026

Long known as a sunny destination for transient retirees and fraudsters alike, Florida is central to the modern conservative political movement and a training ground for far-right ideologues and violent extremists. — Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026