Synonyms for cerebral
səˈri brəl, ˈsɛr ə-cere·bral

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1. cerebral, intellectualadjective

   involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

   "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"

   Synonyms:
   intellectual, rational, noetic

   Antonyms:
   emotional

2. cerebraladjective

   of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

   "cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"

   Synonyms:
   intellectual

   Antonyms:
   emotional

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1. List of paraphrases for "cerebral":

   brain, cerebellar

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1. David Makovsky:

   I sometimes wonder if we have a situation where we have someone who is a law professor and is very cerebral and has this universal sense of how things are supposed to unfold under international law, on the other side, you have someone who is convinced he lives in a region called the Middle East and believes that a lot of the categories that they teach in law school are not always applicable in this neighborhood.

2. Antigone Michaelides:

   After two years of Covid madness, I'm struggling to make sense of policy. And I can't, i think most people's reaction and perspective on all things covid is visceral rather than cerebral – at least in my experience. And so I've found that most people cling to their viewpoint regardless of what facts are presented.

3. Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga:

   I think these are optical illusions, cerebral illusions.

4. Ben Carson:

   He's actually a very intelligent man who cares deeply about America, there's two different Donald Trump Trumps. There's the one you see on stage and the one that's very cerebral, sits there and considers things very carefully.

5. Joanne Kurtzberg:

   I feel more confident now because of our (cerebral palsy) study, which preceded this study and does show benefits.