sober[adjective]Synonyms:- abstinent, abstemious, moderate, temperate
- serious, composed, cool, grave, level-headed, rational, reasonable, sedate, solemn, staid, steady
- plain, dark, drab, quiet, sombre, subdued
Antonyms: gay, unsober
Contrasted words: indulgent, overindulgent, uncontrolled, unrestrained, immoderate, intemperate, excessive, profligate, flippant, light, light-minded, unstable, volatile, irrational, unreasonable, emotional, hotheaded, impassioned, overemotional, passionate, uncontained, excited, drunk, intoxicated, abandoned
Related Words: controlled,
restrained,
self-possessed,
decorous,
proper,
calm,
placid,
serene,
tranquil,
rational,
reasonable,
collected,
composed,
cool,
imperturbable,
constrained,
disciplined,
inhibited,
reserved,
self-controlled,
self-disciplined,
abstaining,
forbearing,
refraining,
abnegating,
eschewing,
forgoing,
sober-eyed,
sober-minded [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. so‧ber1 /ˈsəʊbə $ ˈsoʊbər/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: sobre, from Latin sobrius]
1. not drunk:
He’s a nice guy when he’s sober.2. serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things:
a sober hard-working young man a sober reminder of the difficulties we face3. plain and not at all brightly coloured:
a sober grey suit—soberly adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. sober2 (
also sober down)
verb [intransitive and transitive] to become more serious in behaviour or attitude, or to make someone become more serious:
His expression sobered instantly.sober up phrasal verb to gradually become less drunk, or to make someone become less drunk:
I had sobered up by now and felt terrible.sober somebody ↔ up Some coffee should sober you up. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
SOBER Slow on the Bottle, Enjoy the Road
Son of a Bitch Everything's Real
[TahlilGaran] Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary ▲