ideological

adjective

ideo·​log·​i·​cal ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce ideological (audio)
ˌi-
variants or less commonly ideologic
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce ideological (audio)
ˌi-
Synonyms of ideologicalnext
1
: of, relating to, or based on ideology
2
: relating to or concerned with ideas
ideologically
ˌī-dē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce ideological (audio) i- How to pronounce ideological (audio)
adverb

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Just ask Indianapolis’s Tony Kiritsis, who, in February of 1977, parlayed an ideological kidnapping into an unlikely turn as a folk hero. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026 That ideological mix has sometimes made Tafoya an uneasy fit within her party. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026 Sara Yael Hirschhorn, a historian and political analyst at the University of Haifa, says that for such an alliance to work, both the Arab parties and the Zionist anti-Netanyahu coalition will have to make ideological concessions. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026 The Arab parties On paper, the opposition holds roughly 67 seats, but that arithmetic is fractured by ideological, national and personal rivalries. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ideological

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First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of ideological was in 1797

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