Synonyms of doctrinal

doctrinal

adjective

as in philosophical

Synonyms & Similar Words

• philosophical
• dogmatic
• dogmatical
• ideological
• conceptual
• theoretic
• theoretical
• pontifical
• metaphysical
• doctrinaire
• abstract
• ideologic
• ideational
• notional
• opinionative
• ideal
• opinionated
• utopian
• romantic
• idealistic
• opinioned
• quixotic
• idealist
• messianic
• impractical
• zealous
• visionary
• starry
• nonrealistic
• unrealistic
• self-opinionated
• stubborn
• obstinate
• unbending
• mulish
• starry-eyed
• adamantine
• quixotical
• implacable
• pertinacious
• adamant
• crusading
• obdurate
• rigid
• perverse
• unyielding
• inflexible
• hardheaded
• headstrong
• pigheaded
• self-willed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• concrete
• undogmatic
• practical
• latitudinarian
• pragmatic
• realistic
• pragmatical
• undoctrinaire
• unsentimental
• receptive
• nonabstract
• open
• clear-eyed
• broadminded
• clear-sighted
• tough-minded
• hard-nosed
• open-minded

Examples of doctrinal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump’s own judicial appointees, many of whom have been old-school conservatives, have been willing to say no to him, and many of them have a doctrinal aversion to presidential unilateralism. —Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 18 July 2024

The First Amendment as ratified and understood in 1791 didn’t receive any meaningful doctrinal development by the Supreme Court until 1919, when Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes initiated modern free-speech doctrine. —Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024

In a Baptist tradition that prizes local church autonomy, critics say the convention shouldn't enshrine a constitutional rule based on one interpretation of its non-binding doctrinal statement. —CBS News, 6 June 2024

The last time the Vatican doctrinal office released guidance on apparitions was in 1978 under Pope Paul VI. —Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 8 May 2024