Sober

Word SOBER
Character 5
Hyphenation sober so ber
Pronunciations /ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/

Definitions and meanings of "Sober"

What do we mean by sober?

Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs. adjective

Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants. adjective

Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly. adjective

Serious or staid in character or conduct: synonym: serious. adjective

Plain or subdued, as in decoration. adjective

To make or become sober. transitive & intransitive verb

To make sober; free from intoxication.

To mitigate; assuage; soften; restrain.

To make serious, grave, or sad: often followed by down.

To become sober, in any sense of the word.

Free from the influence of intoxicating liquors; not drunk; unintoxicated.

Habitually temperate in the use of liquor; not given to the use of strong or much drink.

Temperate in general character or habit; free from excess; avoiding extremes; moderate.

Guided or tempered by reason; rational; sensible; sane; sound; dispassionate; commonplace.

Free from violence or tumult: serene; calm; tranquil; self-controlled.

Modest; demure; sedate; staid; dignified; serious; grave; solemn.

Plain or simple in color; somber; dull.

Little; small; mean; poor; weak.

= Syn. 3–5. Cool, collected, unimpassioned, steady, staid, somber. Sober differs from the words compared under grave in expressing the absence of exhilaration or excitement, whether physical, mental, or spiritual, whether beneficial or harmful.

To make sober. transitive verb

(often with up) To make or become sober.

(often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.

To moderate one's feelings

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sober

The word "sober" in example sentences

I can't use the word sober because that's a term from those people, and I have cleansed myself. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The phrase sober judgment emphasizes most graphically the idea of “not being drunk” or under some influence that would warp your perception of yourself. ❋ Chip Ingram (2009)

I can't use the word 'sober' because that's a term from those people, and I have cleansed myself. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He laughed, too; something about the word sober, especially as applied to him, seemed absurd. ❋ Rafael Yglesias (2009)

That day, the group asks that families, schools, other organizations host what he calls sober parties at their homes. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Here he sat and for the most part drank what he called a sober glass: that is to say, he did not go home drunk, but he drank every night more than was good for him. ❋ Walter Besant (1868)

“With reverence, sir,” said the boy, “he was what he calls sober, and what I would call concerned in liquor for any other person.” ❋ Unknown (1855)

"With reverence, sir," said the boy, "he was what he calls sober, and what I would call concerned in liquor for any other person." ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

Father’s eyes twinkled with delight at me, but then he turned serious, his expression sober when he gazed across the table at Daphne and saw she wasn’t amused. ❋ V.C.Andrews (1994)

Now in sober truth there is a magnificent idea in these monsters of the Apocalypse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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