diff --git a/log/logger.ts b/log/logger.ts
index 05ebc7b9b339..47c888527eaf 100644
--- a/log/logger.ts
+++ b/log/logger.ts
@@ -167,11 +167,22 @@ export class Logger {
     return this.#_log(LogLevels.INFO, msg, ...args);
   }
 
+  /** @deprecated (will be removed after 0.214.0) Use {@linkcode warn} instead. */
   warning<T>(msg: () => T, ...args: unknown[]): T | undefined;
+  /** @deprecated (will be removed after 0.214.0) Use {@linkcode warn} instead. */
   warning<T>(msg: T extends GenericFunction ? never : T, ...args: unknown[]): T;
   warning<T>(
     msg: (T extends GenericFunction ? never : T) | (() => T),
     ...args: unknown[]
+  ): T | undefined {
+    return this.warn(msg as () => T, ...args);
+  }
+
+  warn<T>(msg: () => T, ...args: unknown[]): T | undefined;
+  warn<T>(msg: T extends GenericFunction ? never : T, ...args: unknown[]): T;
+  warn<T>(
+    msg: (T extends GenericFunction ? never : T) | (() => T),
+    ...args: unknown[]
   ): T | undefined {
     return this.#_log(LogLevels.WARNING, msg, ...args);
   }
diff --git a/log/logger_test.ts b/log/logger_test.ts
index 11418767dd2a..8027f48d879d 100644
--- a/log/logger_test.ts
+++ b/log/logger_test.ts
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ Deno.test("logFunctions", function () {
     const logger = new Logger("default", level, { handlers: [handler] });
     const debugData = logger.debug("foo");
     const infoData = logger.info("bar");
-    const warningData = logger.warning("baz");
+    const warnData = logger.warn("baz");
     const errorData = logger.error("boo");
     const criticalData = logger.critical("doo");
     assertEquals(debugData, "foo");
     assertEquals(infoData, "bar");
-    assertEquals(warningData, "baz");
+    assertEquals(warnData, "baz");
     assertEquals(errorData, "boo");
     assertEquals(criticalData, "doo");
     return handler;
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ Deno.test(
     assertEquals(handler.messages[3], "INFO null");
 
     // number
-    const data5: number = logger.warning(3);
+    const data5: number = logger.warn(3);
     assertEquals(data5, 3);
-    const data6: number = logger.warning(3, 1);
+    const data6: number = logger.warn(3, 1);
     assertEquals(data6, 3);
     assertEquals(handler.messages[4], "WARNING 3");
     assertEquals(handler.messages[5], "WARNING 3");
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ Deno.test(
     assertEquals(handler.messages[13], "INFO Symbol(a)");
 
     // function
-    const data15: string | undefined = logger.warning(fn);
+    const data15: string | undefined = logger.warn(fn);
     assertEquals(data15, "abc");
-    const data16: string | undefined = logger.warning(fn, 1);
+    const data16: string | undefined = logger.warn(fn, 1);
     assertEquals(data16, "abc");
     assertEquals(handler.messages[14], "WARNING abc");
     assertEquals(handler.messages[15], "WARNING abc");
diff --git a/log/mod.ts b/log/mod.ts
index 6f08f617337c..a00ac0fb70f5 100644
--- a/log/mod.ts
+++ b/log/mod.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
  * // additional logger configurations. You can log any data type.
  * log.debug("Hello world");
  * log.info(123456);
- * log.warning(true);
+ * log.warn(true);
  * log.error({ foo: "bar", fizz: "bazz" });
  * log.critical("500 Internal server error");
  *
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
  * // get default logger.
  * logger = log.getLogger();
  * logger.debug("fizz"); // logs to `console`, because `file` handler requires "WARNING" level.
- * logger.warning(41256); // logs to both `console` and `file` handlers.
+ * logger.warn(41256); // logs to both `console` and `file` handlers.
  *
  * // get custom logger
  * logger = log.getLogger("tasks");
@@ -498,8 +498,17 @@ export function info<T>(
   return getLogger("default").info(msg, ...args);
 }
 
-/** Log with warning level, using default logger. */
+/**
+ * @deprecated (will be removed after 0.214.0) Use {@linkcode warn} instead.
+ *
+ * Log with warning level, using default logger.
+ */
 export function warning<T>(msg: () => T, ...args: unknown[]): T | undefined;
+/**
+ * @deprecated (will be removed after 0.214.0) Use {@linkcode warn} instead.
+ *
+ * Log with warning level, using default logger.
+ */
 export function warning<T>(
   msg: T extends GenericFunction ? never : T,
   ...args: unknown[]
@@ -510,9 +519,26 @@ export function warning<T>(
 ): T | undefined {
   // Assist TS compiler with pass-through generic type
   if (msg instanceof Function) {
-    return getLogger("default").warning(msg, ...args);
+    return warn(msg, ...args);
+  }
+  return warn(msg, ...args);
+}
+
+/** Log with warning level, using default logger. */
+export function warn<T>(msg: () => T, ...args: unknown[]): T | undefined;
+export function warn<T>(
+  msg: T extends GenericFunction ? never : T,
+  ...args: unknown[]
+): T;
+export function warn<T>(
+  msg: (T extends GenericFunction ? never : T) | (() => T),
+  ...args: unknown[]
+): T | undefined {
+  // Assist TS compiler with pass-through generic type
+  if (msg instanceof Function) {
+    return getLogger("default").warn(msg, ...args);
   }
-  return getLogger("default").warning(msg, ...args);
+  return getLogger("default").warn(msg, ...args);
 }
 
 /** Log with error level, using default logger. */
diff --git a/log/mod_test.ts b/log/mod_test.ts
index 072fd5d46e6d..b0e36ef7a96d 100644
--- a/log/mod_test.ts
+++ b/log/mod_test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   Logger,
   LogLevels,
   setup,
-  warning,
+  warn,
 } from "./mod.ts";
 import { BaseHandler } from "./handlers.ts";
 
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ Deno.test("default loggers work as expected", function () {
   const debugResolver: string | undefined = debug(() => "foo");
   const infoData: number = info(456, 1, 2, 3);
   const infoResolver: boolean | undefined = info(() => true);
-  const warningData: symbol = warning(sym);
-  const warningResolver: null | undefined = warning(() => null);
+  const warnData: symbol = warn(sym);
+  const warnResolver: null | undefined = warn(() => null);
   const errorData: undefined = error(undefined, 1, 2, 3);
   const errorResolver: bigint | undefined = error(() => 5n);
   const criticalData: string = critical("foo");
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Deno.test("default loggers work as expected", function () {
   assertEquals(debugResolver, undefined);
   assertEquals(infoData, 456);
   assertEquals(infoResolver, true);
-  assertEquals(warningData, sym);
-  assertEquals(warningResolver, null);
+  assertEquals(warnData, sym);
+  assertEquals(warnResolver, null);
   assertEquals(errorData, undefined);
   assertEquals(errorResolver, 5n);
   assertEquals(criticalData, "foo");
diff --git a/log/test.ts b/log/test.ts
index 51c9a9fc5e89..9e6d2bdcc740 100644
--- a/log/test.ts
+++ b/log/test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Deno.test("defaultHandlers", async function () {
   } = {
     DEBUG: log.debug,
     INFO: log.info,
-    WARNING: log.warning,
+    WARNING: log.warn,
     ERROR: log.error,
     CRITICAL: log.critical,
   };