Logical Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of LOGICAL is of, relating to, involving, or being in accordance with logic. How to use logical in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut logical adjective SaveWord log·​i·​cal |\ˈlä-ji-kəl \ Definitionoflogical 1a(1) :of,relatingto,involving,orbeinginaccordancewithlogic alogicalconclusion (2) :skilledinlogic b :formallytrueorvalid:analytic,deductive alogicalstatement 2 :capableofreasoningorofusingreasoninanorderlycogentfashion alogicalthinker OtherWordsfromlogical Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContaininglogical LearnMoreAboutlogical OtherWordsfromlogical logicality \ ˌlä-​jə-​ˈka-​lə-​tē \ noun logically \ ˈlä-​ji-​k(ə-​)lē \ adverb logicalness \ ˈlä-​ji-​kəl-​nəs \ noun Synonyms&Antonymsforlogical Synonyms analytic (oranalytical), coherent, consequent, good, rational, reasonable, sensible, sound, valid, well-founded, well-grounded Antonyms illegitimate, illogical, incoherent, inconsequent, inconsequential, invalid, irrational, unreasonable, unsound, weak VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesoflogicalinaSentence Sinceshehelpedusbefore,it'slogicaltoassumethatshe'llhelpusagain. Heseemstobealogicalchoiceforthejob. Shewasn'tabletogivemealogicalexplanationforherbehavior. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Astoyellowandblack,whichisthedirectiontheJazzareheading,theinternetdesignexpertsusedthesewordstodescribethepsychologyofyellow:logical,optimistic,progressive,confident,playfulandcreative. — GordonMonson,TheSaltLakeTribune,5Mar.2022 ThatseemslikethelogicalpricetargetforaDisneyPlussubscriptiontoshowads. — ChrisSmith,BGR,4Mar.2022 Sportseditor/columnistBillMillsaps,whowascoveringthatFallClassic,hadtoreturnhomeforafamilymatter,andasbeatwriterfortheClassAAARichmondBraves,Iwasconsideredthelogicalreplacementoffthebench. — TomHaudricourt,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,2Mar.2022 Inmanyways,thefactthatBelarushaseffectivelybecomeRussia’swestern-mostoblast—onethatcannowactasastaginggroundforaggressionaimedatUkraine—isalogicaloutcomeofthepasttwoyears. — CaseyMichel,TheNewRepublic,1Mar.2022 ThatmakesDniproalogicaltransitionpointforpeopleintheeasternpartofthecountry. — WashingtonPost,1Mar.2022 Thenthere'syourmorerational,logical,andharder-workingbrain,andthatsecondoneishard. — TylerAquilina,EW.com,27Feb.2022 Sotheonlylogicalresponsewastocalloffthevotewhenthebillwasdestinedtofailmiserably. — GeorgeSkelton,LosAngelesTimes,3Feb.2022 Canwearyworldsstillrejoicewhenthelogicalresponseisdespair? — CarrieMckean,TheWeek,25Dec.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'logical.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContaininglogical logicalpositivism pre-logical logicalpositivism pre-logical FirstKnownUseoflogical 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a(1) LearnMoreAboutlogical Sharelogical PosttheDefinitionoflogicaltoFacebook SharetheDefinitionoflogicalonTwitter TimeTravelerforlogical Thefirstknownuseoflogicalwas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearlogical logic logical logicalimplication SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforlogical LastUpdated 9Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Logical.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/logical.Accessed15Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforlogical logical adjective log·​i·​cal |\ˈlä-ji-kəl \ KidsDefinitionoflogical 1 :accordingtoaproperorreasonablewayofthinking alogicalargument 2 :accordingtowhatisreasonablyexpected thelogicalresult OtherWordsfromlogical logically adverb MorefromMerriam-Websteronlogical Nglish:TranslationoflogicalforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationoflogicalforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY gregarious SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower amaryllis hydrangea hyacinth chrysanthemum Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 13UnusuallyLongEnglishWords Pulchritudinousandmanymore St.Patrick'sDay Irishwords,greenthings,limericks,andmore 'Awhile'vs.'AWhile' Therearerules,butwho'slistening? AbsentLettersThatAreHeardAnyway Theyaren'tseenbuttheyareheard AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames GreatWordsforScrabble WordstoimproveyourScrabblegame Takethequiz TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz HowStrongIsYourVocabulary? Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! Takethequiz