IDEOLOGICAL Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

ideological

adjective

variants also ideologic

as in philosophical

of, relating to, or adhering to the characteristic set of ideas and beliefs of a group or a political party As a politician, she was not very ideological, preferring to consider all points of view rather than stick to the party line. Despite their ideological differences, the two groups formed a coalition.

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Recent Examples of ideological But by late afternoon, a federal judge temporarily blocked the push from Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025 Their ideological far-right brethren in Austria may soon form a new government for the first time since World War II. —

Natalia Romik / Madę By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 Other analysts take a more nuanced view, painting the party as a coalition of different broadly right-wing ideological factions. —

Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Jan. 2025 For instance, most California colleges and universities, private and public, have the ideological function baked into their organizational structures, strategic goals, and daily operations. —

Wenyuan Wu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ideological

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Adjective

The society of the time – the Greeks, Romans, Jews – preferred to see things in an intellectual or philosophical light.

— Gordon Pennertz, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The spiritual and philosophical roots of yoga emphasise stillness, awareness, and connection with the self.

— Adam Husler, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025