/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of cranial nerve Find synonyms for: Noun1. cranial nerve, nerve, nervususage: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stemWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language