Central nervous system consists of brain, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord.
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Spinal
/spaɪ.nəl/
Synonyms for "spinal" (7 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
spinal anaesthesiaspinal anesthesia
Related words (3)
Adjective(2 words)
vertebralvertebrate species
Noun(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: dorsal, lumbar, spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia, vertebral.
- Sentence evidence is available for spinal, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse, wordnet.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "spinal".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "spinal"
Keep "spinal" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "spinal" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "spinal", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "spinal" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesanatomical featureregional anaesthesiaregional anesthesia
More specific
3 entriesspinal canalspinal cordspinal nerve
Collocations
5 entriesspinal anesthesiaspinal canalspinal columnspinal cordspinal nerve
Inflections
2 entriesmore spinalmost spinal
Derivations
3 entriesTranslations
39 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- فِقَرِيّ adj (related to the spine)
- فِقْرِيّ adj (related to the spine)
Armenian
2 entries- ողնաշարային adj (related to the spine)
- ողնաշարի adj (related to the spine)
Belarusian
3 entries- пазвано́чны adj (related to the spine)
- спінны́ adj (related to the spine)
- хрыбе́тны adj (related to the spine)
Bulgarian
1 entries- гръбна́чен adj (related to the spine)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 脊的 adj (related to the spine)
Czech
2 entries- páteřní adj (related to the spine)
- spinální adj (related to the spine)
Esperanto
1 entries- spina adj (related to the spine)
Finnish
2 entries- selkäydin- adj (related to the spine)
- spinaalinen adj (related to the spine)
French
1 entries- spinal adj (related to the spine)
German
2 entries- Rückgrat- adj (related to the spine)
- spinal adj (related to the spine)
Greek
1 entries- νωτιαίος adj (related to the spine)
Hungarian
1 entries- gerinc- adj (related to the spine)
Indonesian
1 entries- spinal adj (related to the spine)
Italian
1 entries- spinale adj (related to the spine)
Macedonian
1 entries- грбначен adj (related to the spine)
Polish
1 entries- kręgowy adj (related to the spine)
Portuguese
3 entries- espinal adj (related to the spine)
- espinhal adj (related to the spine)
- vertebral adj (related to the spine)
Romanian
1 entries- spinal adj (related to the spine)
Russian
3 entries- позвоно́чный adj (related to the spine)
- спинно́й adj (related to the spine)
- хребе́тный adj (related to the spine)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kìčmenī adj (related to the spine)
- кѝчменӣ adj (related to the spine)
Slovak
3 entries- chrbticový adj (related to the spine)
- chrbtový adj (related to the spine)
- spinálny adj (related to the spine)
Slovene
1 entries- hrbteničen adj (related to the spine)
Spanish
2 entries- espinal adj (related to the spine)
- vertebral adj (related to the spine)
Ukrainian
1 entries- хребе́тний adj (related to the spine)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
A device implanted in the spinal cord, dubbed the Orgasmotron, allows female patients to experience orgasm with the flick of a remote control.
Source: tatoeba (827284)
The spinal column is composed of twenty-four bones.
Source: tatoeba (2972157)
Invertebrates have no backbone or spinal column.
Source: tatoeba (5357562)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "spinal"?
Closest matches include dorsal, lumbar, spinal anaesthesia, spinal anesthesia, vertebral.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "spinal"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.