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See definition of ideological on Dictionary.com
  • as inhypothetic
  • as inmental
  • as inpsychical
  • as inspeculative
  • as intheoretic
  • as intheoretical
  • as inutopian

synonyms for ideological

  • abstract
  • academic
  • analytical
  • as a premise
  • assumed
  • codified
  • conjectural
  • contingent
  • formalistic
  • formularized
  • general
  • hypothetical
  • ideal
  • idealized
  • ideational
  • imaginative
  • impractical
  • in the abstract
  • in theory
  • instanced
  • intelle
  • cerebral
  • intellectual
  • psychic
  • psychological
  • spiritual
  • subjective
  • brainy
  • clairvoyant
  • deep
  • heavy
  • imaginative
  • immaterial
  • inner
  • intellective
  • mysterious
  • phrenic
  • psychical
  • rational
  • reasoning
  • subconscious
  • subliminal
  • telepathic
  • thinking
  • thoughtful
  • unreal
  • abstract
  • fanciful
  • grandiose
  • idealistic
  • illusory
  • lofty
  • quixotic
  • romantic
  • arcadian
  • dream
  • fantasy
  • hopeful
  • idealist
  • impossible
  • perfect
  • visionary
  • airy
  • ambitious
  • chimerical
  • impractical
  • otherworldly
  • pie-in-the-sky
  • pretentious
  • transcendental
  • unfeasible
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How to use ideological in a sentence

We also gave a bump for female candidates, who powered Democrats’ 2018 success, and de-emphasized a score praising ideological moderation, which OZY considered less important in a base-driven election.
OUR FORECAST: BIDEN HAS A COMMANDING (BUT NOT CERTAIN) LEADDANIEL MALLOYSEPTEMBER 10, 2020OZY
Enter an aesthetic and ideological movement known as solarpunk.
SOLARPUNK IS GROWING A GORGEOUS NEW WORLD IN THE CRACKS OF THE OLD ONECARIN ISMSEPTEMBER 6, 2020SINGULARITY HUB 
The number who lost for ideological reasons is five at most, and three were due to scandals that are probably best thought of as one-off occurrences.
ED MARKEY WON, BUT IT’S STILL BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR INCUMBENTSNATHANIEL RAKICH (NATHANIEL.RAKICH@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)SEPTEMBER 2, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
So without a clear ideological contrast, Kennedy has arguably struggled to articulate why he feels that Markey doesn’t deserve another term.
TODAY’S ELECTIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS ARE ANOTHER BIG TEST FOR THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENTNATHANIEL RAKICH (NATHANIEL.RAKICH@FIVETHIRTYEIGHT.COM)SEPTEMBER 1, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
He has an ideological belief that the intellectual property system is a wonderful mechanism that is necessary for innovation and prosperity.
OXFORD’S COVID VACCINE DEAL WITH ASTRAZENECA RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESS AND PRICINGLBELANGER225AUGUST 24, 2020FORTUNE
They had to try to build on their respective administrations’ legacies while also appeasing critics from their parties’ ideological bases and yet still remain close enough to the center to be competitive in the general election.
BIDEN HAD TO FIGHT FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION. BUT MOST VPS HAVE TO.JULIA AZARIAUGUST 20, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Over the past few years, his ideological position on the court — as measured by the Martin-Quinn scores — has inched toward the center.
ROBERTS IS THE NEW SWING JUSTICE. THAT DOESN’T MEAN HE’S BECOMING MORE LIBERAL.AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUXJULY 16, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Early analysis of its “news junkie” audience suggests a fairly even split between men and women who have a strong interest in politics, though it’s not clear in which ideological direction they tend to lean in yet, Kotch said.
SIX MONTHS IN, NEWS CORP’S ‘KNEWZ’ AGGREGATOR HAS BIG AMBITIONSLARA O'REILLYJULY 16, 2020DIGIDAY
Americans increasingly exist in highly polarized, informationally insulated ideological communities occupying their own information universes.
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSES HIGHLIGHT HOW HUMANS ARE HARDWIRED TO DISMISS FACTS THAT DON’T FIT THEIR WORLDVIEWLGBTQ-EDITORJULY 2, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS
Rather, they have allowed a public health disaster to deepen divisions along racial, economic, sectional and ideological lines.
AS MINNEAPOLIS BURNS, TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY IS SINKING DEEPER INTO CRISIS. AND YET, HE MAY STILL BE RE-ELECTEDLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 2, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS
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WORDS RELATED TO IDEOLOGICAL

  • abstract
  • academic
  • analytical
  • as a premise
  • assumed
  • codified
  • conjectural
  • contingent
  • formalistic
  • formularized
  • general
  • hypothetical
  • ideal
  • idealized
  • ideational
  • ideological
  • imaginative
  • impractical
  • in the abstract
  • in theory
  • instanced
  • intelle
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.