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- pronunciation:
- la
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
in accordance with what makes sense; reasonable; sensible.
It's logical to bring an umbrella if you know it's going to rain.It's not logical to get angry about something that will probably never happen.- synonyms:
- rational, reasonable
- antonyms:
- illogical, irrational
- similar words:
- clear, consistent
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| definition 2: |
resulting from clear thinking; sound.
He made some logical arguments at the debate.- synonyms:
- rational, reasonable
- antonyms:
- illogical
- similar words:
- clear, sensible, wise
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| definition 3: |
following with logic or reason from events or statements that have come before.
It's only logical that he would reject such an action after having done so before.- antonyms:
- illogical
- similar words:
- likely, reasonable, sensible
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| definition 4: |
in accord with the rules of formal logic.
A computer is programmed using logical languages.
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| related words: |
natural, sane, valid |
adverb + (adj.)logical
perfectly, therefore
(adj.)logical
+ noun
addition,
alternative,
analysis,
approach,
argument,
arrangement,
assumption,
basis,
choice,
coherence,
conclusion,
connection,
consequence,
consistency,
construct,
deduction,
destination,
error,
evolution,
explanation,
extension,
extreme,
flaw,
flow,
framework,
heir,
hypothesis,
implication,
inquiry,
limit,
logic,
manner,
mathematics,
move,
necessity,
objection,
operator,
order,
outcome,
philosophy,
possibility,
premise,
principle,
probability,
proposition,
puzzle,
reason,
reasoning,
relation,
sequence,
solution,
solving,
starting,
step,
structure,
successor,
suspect,
thinking,
thought,
thread
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| derivations: |
logically (adv.), logicality (n.), logicalness (n.) |
The word logical
contains the following parts:
log, logo, -logue
Greek
root
that means word, speech, written work
  More about this word part:
Example words:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, annual, artificial, biblical, brutal, capital, central, chemical, classical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, personal, plural, political, potential, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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