sober

[ soh-ber ]

/ ˈsoʊ bər /

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adjective, so·ber·er, so·ber·est.

not intoxicated or drunk.

habitually temperate, especially in the use of liquor.

quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons.

marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc.: a sober occasion.

subdued in tone, as color; not colorful or showy, as clothes.

free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration: sober facts.

showing self-control: sober restraint.

sane or rational: a sober solution to the problem.

verb (used with or without object)

to make or become sober: (often followed by up).

Origin of sober

1300–50; Middle English sobre < Old French < Latin sōbrius

SYNONYMS FOR sober

2 abstinent, abstemious.

4 serious, quiet, sedate, subdued, staid. See grave².

5 somber, dull.

7 composed, collected.

8 reasonable, sound.

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ANTONYMS FOR sober

4 gay.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sober

so·ber·ing·ly, adverb so·ber·ly, adverb so·ber·ness, noun non·so·ber, adjective

non·so·ber·ly, adverb non·so·ber·ness, noun non·so·ber·ing, adjective qua·si-so·ber, adjective qua·si-so·ber·ly, adverb un·so·ber, adjective un·so·ber·ly, adverb un·so·ber·ness, noun un·so·bered, adjective un·so·ber·ing, adjective

Words nearby sober

sob sister, sob story, sob stuff, soba, sobeit, sober, sober as a judge, sober-headed, sober-minded, soberize, sobers

Example sentences from the Web for sober

Today, however, the 36-year-old musician is sober—and even showers once in a while.

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She's well spoken, educated, and sober—a far cry from the one-time face of the adult world, Jenna Jameson.

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You want to believe that there is something between good and evil, right and wrong, joy and pain, drunk and sober.

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Sober and muted colors including shades of gray, one described in a local paper as ‘Battleship,’ were prevalent.

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As a lawyer, Martin was a valued asset in the convention—when sober.

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When the weather is dull, the Normans have a sober English sky, abounding in Indian ink and neutral tint.

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What might have destroyed it was the strange, unharmonizing fact that he was sober.

The Return of the Prodigal |May Sinclair
Once she had forced her mind to sober thought, she realized that she had no reason to hope for anything better.

The Cruise of the O Moo |Roy J. Snell
Kiss the barmaid, about the quickest and wickedest she ever heerd tell of, and then off to bed as sober as a judge.

The Attache |Thomas Chandler Haliburton
It was not often that any of the boys had seen him so sober and sour.

The Boy Scouts Through the Big Timber |Herbert Carter

British Dictionary definitions for sober

sober

/ (ˈsəʊbə) /

adjective

not drunk

not given to excessive indulgence in drink or any other activity

sedate and rational a sober attitude to a problem

(of colours) plain and dull or subdued

free from exaggeration or speculation he told us the sober truth

verb

(usually foll by up) to make or become less intoxicated, reckless, etc

Derived forms of sober

sobering, adjective soberingly, adverb soberly, adverb soberness, noun

Word Origin for sober

C14 sobre, from Old French, from Latin sōbrius

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adjective, so·ber·er, so·ber·est.

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sober

adjective, so·ber·er, so·ber·est.

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of sober

SYNONYMS FOR sober

ANTONYMS FOR sober

OTHER WORDS FROM sober

Words nearby sober

Words related to sober

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