cerebral

1. 1.

   involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

   “a cerebral approach to the problem”

   “cerebral drama”

   Synonymsintellectual

   Antonymsemotional
2. 2.

   of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

   “cerebral hemisphere”

   “cerebral activity”

Questions about cerebral

What does cerebral mean?

cerebral means "involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cerebral?

cerebral has 3 syllables: cer-e-bral. The stress falls on "cer". In IPA it is /ˈsɛɹəbɹəl/.

What is another word for cerebral?

Close synonyms include intellectual. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of cerebral?

The recorded antonyms are emotional.

Is cerebral a common word?

cerebral is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.