ideological

Related to a set of ideas about how society or politics should work.

• The two parties have ideological differences.
• Their friendship survived years of ideological debate.
• The newspaper includes writers from across the ideological spectrum.

Common phrases: ideological differences, ideological debate, ideological spectrum

Following political beliefs strictly, even when doing so is unpopular or unlikely to work.

• He is too ideological to compromise.
• Their ideological approach ignores the needs of ordinary people.
• The minister remained ideological even as public support fell.

Similar words: dogmatic, doctrinaire

Opposites: pragmatic

Common phrases: ideological leader, ideological commitment, ideological approach

Based on false information and shared beliefs rather than reliable facts.

• She dismissed his claim as ideological nonsense.
• The report calls these assumptions ideological because no evidence supports them.
• His ideological reasoning relies on rumors repeated by friends.

Similar words: irrational, dogmatic

Opposites: rational

Common phrases: ideological claim, ideological reasoning, ideological nonsense