ideological C1 Topic:People & Society US /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ UK /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual Freq #23712 Meanings 1 adj Relating to a system of political, social, or economic ideas and beliefs. There are economists from all across the ideological spectrum. 2 adj Driven by strict loyalty to a set of beliefs rather than by what is practical. The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to a system of... ideologic Word family Derived forms anti-ideologicalinterideologicalnonideologicalpolitico-ideologicalpostideologicalsocio-ideologicalunideological Related forms ideologicallyideologytransideological Common collocations ideological barrier Adjective + noun Etymology From ideology + -ical. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ideological **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌaɪ.diː.əˈlɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/ **Frequency rank:** 23712 ## Meanings 1. Relating to a system of political, social, or economic ideas and beliefs. 2. Driven by strict loyalty to a set of beliefs rather than by what is practical. ## Examples - There are economists from all across the ideological spectrum. - The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions. ## Derived Forms - anti-ideological - interideological - nonideological - politico-ideological - postideological - socio-ideological - unideological ## Related Forms - ideologically - ideology - transideological ## Etymology From ideology + -ical. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown