Synonyms for visceral
ˈvɪs ər əlvis·cer·al

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1. visceraladjective

   Synonyms:
   splanchnic

   Antonyms:
   cerebral

2. visceraladjective

   Of or relating to the viscera—internal organs of the body; splanchnic.

   Synonyms:
   splanchnic

   Antonyms:
   cerebral

3. visceraladjective

   Having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect, as in the distinction between feeling and thinking.

   Synonyms:
   splanchnic

   Antonyms:
   cerebral

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. visceral, splanchnicadjective

   relating to or affecting the viscera

   "visceral bleeding"; "a splanchnic nerve"

   Synonyms:
   splanchnic, intuitive, nonrational

   Antonyms:
   logical

2. intuitive, nonrational, visceraladjective

   obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

   Synonyms:
   splanchnic, intuitive, nonrational

   Antonyms:
   logical

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1. List of paraphrases for "visceral":

   knee-jerk

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1. John Feehery:

   This is just 24 percent of a Republican electorate, probably most of whom probably haven’t thought much about the presidential race, have a visceral reaction to Bush, and haven’t really heard about the other candidates.

2. Richard Isaacson:

   Based on emerging data from studies like this, we are now able to clarify sex differences in dementia risk, combining these findings with my clinical experience, I have seen greater impact on visceral fat on memory function in women, likely mediated by metabolic pathways.

3. Brigitte Crumple:

   People used to be content with passively watching or seeing, but these days they realize how fulfilling it is to actually participate, and they are hungry for more direct and visceral ways to remember their journeys.

4. Mike Huckabee:

   I mean I remember those press conferences -- the one in Manila and the one in Turkey prior to that -- where you could see the visible, visceral anger this President had as he spoke about Republicans. And he was so frustrated that there was not just a universal acceptance of his point of view about relocation of refugees, calling people who disagreed with him as un-American.

5. William Jackson Harper:

   I've learned in a very visceral way that people make the world, and the world that we are so privileged to inhabit for these past four seasons is beautiful, and wonderful, and full of good feelings and positivity and kindness, and there's no way to have that environment at work and not feel like,' Well, why can't this be what the rest of my life is like ?' So coming away from the show, I want to make sure that I try to put as much good into the world as I can going forward.