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

However, its premise also illustrates the very ideological hypocrisy that has alienated much of the public from the press. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

At the end of the Cold War, as the national security community turned its focus away from ideological and military competition with the Soviet Union, economic security took on new importance. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

Education Amid a slew of lawsuits and investigations over antisemitism on campus, Harvard University leadership has leaned in to promoting free speech and bridging ideological and cultural divides. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Bicentennial aesthetics incited localized, collectivist, and even ideological meaning-making about the American experiment in pluralism. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 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