CEREBRAL Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

cerebral

adjective

sə-ˈrē-brəl

as in intellectual

much given to learning and thinking a very cerebral jurist who has given much thought to what makes our nation's constitution work

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as in internal

of or relating to the mind a young man given more to cerebral pursuits than to sporting activities

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Examples of cerebral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web O'Donoghue died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 54 on Nov. 8, 1994. —

EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024 Sitting—that is, a lack of movement—affects vascular function (particularly in the legs), blood pressure, blood glucose, cerebral blood flow and inflammation. —

Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 Two months later, Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage. —

Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 July 2024 Neon’s cerebral horror feature Cuckoo had to perform more than a few clever maneuvers on its flight path to theaters. —

Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cerebral

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