LOG Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of log

as in to record

to make a written note of the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home

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as in to win

to obtain (as a goal) through effort an actor who has logged a record number of Academy Award nominations in the course of her career

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Recent Examples of log

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Hampe logged the chute in a database and deposited it on a shelf with dozens of others. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Marshal Moreno kept detailed records, logging which ship each deceased person had arrived on. — Victoria Davies, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Noun

And that timber revenue still often is not enough to cover even the cost of the log itself, let alone go toward that maintenance backlog. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 Free and open to all ages, participants track their hikes using the Goosechase app or with a travel log available at the district’s nature centers, including Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook and Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for log

Recent Examples of Synonyms for log

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Gravest Gravy, an album consisting of a dozen previously unheard tracks that were recorded in 1977, with Big Star’s Alex Chilton producing, captures the band’s pioneering psychobilly sound at its birth.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026
In great Coppola family tradition, the late Eleanor Coppola was behind the scenes, recording her own video diaries that would become Making Marie Antoinette.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of record

Verb

The contestants will have to design a wedding dress that showcases their style, and the winning design will be produced and sold by David’s Bridal.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
In the final moments of the game, Chad scores the game-winning touchdown, but a penalty sets them back with just two seconds left on the clock.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of win

Noun

The report said the footage, which was reviewed at the scene, shows Torres placing the victim’s money inside a logbook, but the cash was never logged in the property book.

— Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
The report said that the footage, which was reviewed at the scene, shows Torres placing the victim's money inside a logbook, but the cash was never logged in the property book.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of logbook

Verb

As The Athletic reported on Sunday, the two clubs are close to finalising a €70million (£60m; $81m) transfer agreement.

— The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of report

Verb

The team achieved 10 times better performance than GNSS systems, with a one nautical mile of positioning accuracy.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Kusama also achieved something that has eluded other artists who were co-opted by commerce and converted avant-garde energies into branding, including Warhol, Haring, Koons, and Murakami.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of achieve

Noun

Like James himself, the men are clever and bookish, writing letters or diaries, reading voraciously, and imagining themselves into tales of romance and Biblical comeuppance.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Despite being admitted to hospital in May 2023 for a respiratory infection and needing to rest after he was discharged, the King maintained a busy diary that year, carrying out 275 engagements.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of diary

Verb

Related Inspiration pinged, and Kay, the English musician born Jason Luís Cheetham, went back inside and transcribed the lyrics forming in his head onto hotel stationery.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
For buyers, key features include voice notes transcribed in real time, optical character recognition technology that reads the article number, composition, weight, and wash code from hang tag, and the ability to create mood boards and more.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of transcribe

Verb

Her Mexican mother was naturalized thanks to the 1986 amnesty, but her first husband struggled for years to attain legal status.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
In this new culture, freedom was attained not through engagement in political struggle but through individual consumer choices.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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