Ideological — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Ideological (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. 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."

   similar: doctrinaire, dogmatic, opinionated, opinionative, opinioned, pontifical, self-opinionated, doctrinal, philosophical, abstract, conceptual, ideal, ideational, metaphysical, notional, theoretical, idealist, idealistic, quixotic, quixotical, romantic, starry, starry-eyed, utopian, visionary, impractical, nonrealistic, unrealistic, crusading, messianic, zealous, adamant, adamantine, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, inflexible, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rigid, self-willed, stubborn, unbending, unyielding
   opposite: latitudinarian, undoctrinaire, undogmatic, concrete, nonabstract, practical, pragmatic, realistic, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental, broadminded, open, open-minded, receptive