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ideological

UK/ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl//ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

ideological adjective: of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

Adjective

ideological (comparative more ideological, superlative most ideological)

  1. Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
    • There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.
    • ideological fervor
  2. Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
  3. Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what’s necessarily considered popular or practical.
    • The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions.
    • The regime, ideological in governance, continued its agenda despite experts’ criticism.

ideological meaning in Urdu and Tagalog

ideological in Urdu

فکری, نظریاتی

ideological in Tagalog

of or pertaining to an ideology
palakuruanin, pampalakuruan

Examples of ideological in a sentence

  • For more than a decade, forces on the ideological extremes have torn at the global political fabric.
  • Many Easterners went into so-called “inner emigration”, withdrawing from a system whose ideological impulse had long faded.
  • One factor is the increasingly immersive power of ideological narratives and virtual realities.

All 40 example sentences with ideological

Forms of ideological

comparativemore ideological
superlativemost ideological

Origin of ideological

From ideology + -ical.

Words formed from ideological

Words that rhyme with ideological

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Questions about ideological

What does ideological mean?
Ideological means of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
What is ideological in Urdu?
Ideological in Urdu is فکری, نظریاتی. See Ideological meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ideological?
Ideological is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ideological?
Ideological is pronounced /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ (UK).

Words near ideological in the dictionary

  1. ideolog
  2. ideologeme
  3. ideologemes
  4. ideologemic
  5. ideologic
  6. ideological
  7. ideologically
  8. ideologies
  9. ideologise
  10. ideologised
  11. ideologiser

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ideological (page history and authors); ideological (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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