cerebral
adjective
, ˈser-ə-
, ˈse-rə-\
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, ˈser-ə- , ˈse-rə- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for cerebral
Synonyms
blue, eggheaded, geeky, highbrow, highbrowed, intellectual, intellectualist, intellectualistic, long-haired (or longhair), nerdish, nerdy
Antonyms
anti-intellectual, lowbrow, nonintellectual, philistine
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This means cerebral organoids are generating electrical impulses. — The Economist, "Cerebral organoids are becoming more brainlike," 31 Aug. 2019 This enormous drain on studio resources has largely crowded out the kind of mid-budget movies—comedies, dramas, romances, cerebral genre stories that aren’t based on comic books—that Hollywood only seems to remember when awards season rolls around. — Judy Berman, Time, "Disney Has Reshaped the Movie Industry. Will Disney+ Do the Same for Television?," 29 Aug. 2019 Opened in 1949 as the Rio Grande Tortilla Company, rebranded after her husband Domenic died suddenly with a cerebral hemorrhage at 49 years old. — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, "El Tiempo owner plans new restaurant concept at Liberty golf course," 29 Aug. 2019 As the cerebral writer who finally finds bodily pleasure with the fiery, unpredictable Vita, Debicki demonstrates a grounded nuance and brings new elements to her range. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Vita and Virginia,’ a swooning and subversive portrait of a literary love affair," 28 Aug. 2019 Think of year-old Norn as a globally rotating cerebral supper club among strangers, hosted in one of the group's growing number of homes, from Barcelona to San Francisco. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, "How the New Wave of Members' Clubs Are Competing With Soho House," 26 Aug. 2019 Far from being a sport about brute force, football is such a cerebral affair that there is no question that the most valuable professional in the game is a coach, Bill Belichick, whose record speaks, or rather shouts, for itself. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Why Football Is Great," 22 Aug. 2019 This fragrant strain provides a cerebral high that will absolutely melt away stress. — Mary Schumacher, chicagotribune.com, "5 types of marijuana to reduce your stress," 22 Aug. 2019 Caius Martius, the titular hero, played with cerebral, kinetic aplomb by the excellent Jonathan Cake, has McCain’s aversion to conventional manners and Bush’s hapless common touch. — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, "Endgames in “Sea Wall/A Life” and “Coriolanus”," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cerebral.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cerebral
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