adverb
- in a manner relating to or based on ideas, concepts, or ideation; from the perspective of ideas or thought
Usage: formal; chiefly academic or philosophical contexts
Examples
- The two proposals are ideationally similar, though they differ in implementation.
- She approached the problem ideationally, focusing on underlying principles rather than immediate solutions.
- The movements were ideationally opposed despite sharing some surface-level goals.
- He analyzed the text ideationally, examining the author's conceptual framework.
- The design was ideationally sound but required practical refinement.