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Synonyms & Antonyms of cerebral
- a very cerebral jurist who has given much thought to what makes our nation's constitution work
Synonyms for cerebral
Words Related to cerebral
- middlebrow
- erudite,
- learned,
- literate,
- polyhistoric,
- polymath
- (or polymathic),
- scholarly,
- well-read
- academic
- (also academical),
- bookish,
- professorial
Near Antonyms for cerebral
Antonyms for cerebral
- a young man given more to cerebral pursuits than to sporting activities
Synonyms for cerebral
- inner,
- intellectual,
- interior,
- internal,
- mental,
- psychological
- (also psychologic)
Words Related to cerebral
Near Antonyms for cerebral
- brainless,
- dense,
- doltish,
- dopey
- (also dopy),
- fatuous,
- half-witted,
- mindless,
- obtuse,
- simple,
- slow-witted,
- stupid,
- thick,
- thickheaded,
- unintelligent,
- weak-minded,
- witless
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“Cerebral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral. Accessed 25 May. 2022.
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