ideological – English adjective declension

English adjective forms of ideological

Adjective: ideological

Comparison Forms

Synthetic

Perifrastic

Comparativemore ideological
Superlativemost ideological

Sample Sentences

  • There are economists from all over the ideological spectrum.
  • ideological fervor
  • Given these entrenched ideological assumptions about the colonial order, it is no wonder that the state and those groups with an interest in the status quo viewed with suspicion and hostility any challenges to the fixed and "natural" boundaries between different sorts of people. [2009, Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, “Forward”, in Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew O'Hara, editors, Imperial Subjects: Race and Identity in Colonial Latin America, page 4:]
  • She also noted that the administration, in a letter in April, “specifically conditioned funding on agreeing to its ten terms, only one of which related to antisemitism, while six related to ideological and pedagogical concerns, including who may lead and teach at Harvard, who may be admitted, and what may be taught.” [2025 September 3, Dan Mangan, “Judge voids $2.2 billion Harvard funding freeze by Trump administration”, in CNBC:]
  • The most ruthless leaders in history were often ideological ones with utopian visions.
  • The regime, ideological in governance, continued its agenda despite experts’ criticism.
  • ideological trade policy

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. English ideology
3. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
4. Proto-Italic *-ikos
5. Latin -icuslbor.
6. Old French -iquebor.
7. Middle English -ic
8. Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
9. Proto-Indo-European *-is
10. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
11. Proto-Italic *-ālis
12. Latin -ālisbor.
13. Old French -albor.
14. ▲
15. Latin -ālis
16. Old French -elbor.
17. ▲
18. Latin -ālisbor.
19. Middle English -al
20. Middle English -ical
21. English -ical
22. English ideological
23. From ideology + -ical.