ideological
adjective
Simple meaning
Related to used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
aɪdiəˈlɑdʒɪkəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
of a claim or idea
Irrational; supported by misinformation and social reinforcement, as opposed to credible evidence.
politics
Characterized by strict, uncompromising adherence to a particular political ideology, rather than what's necessarily considered popular or practical.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.
Used this way, ideological is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use ideological
- “The two political parties had major ideological differences on many issues.”adjective
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