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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | sober | Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) |
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| 2 | sober, grave, sedate, solemn | Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises | |
| 3 | sober, drab, somber, sombre | Lacking brightness or color | |
| 4 | sober, unplayful, serious | Completely lacking in playfulness | |
| VERB | 1 | sober | Cause to become sober |
| 2 | sober, sober up | Become more realistic | |
| 3 | sober, sober up | Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption |
| Sounds | sow'ber |
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| Rhymes | absorber, amber, arbor, and 69 more rhymes in ber... |
| Meaning | Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol). |
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| Contrary | intoxicated, drunk, inebriated |
| Similar | cold sober, stone-sober; drug-free; dry, teetotal; uninebriated, unintoxicated |
| Nouns | soberness |
| Meaning | Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises. |
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| Examples | "as sober as a judge" |
| Synonyms | grave, sedate, solemn |
| Similar to | serious |
| Nouns | soberness |
| Adverbs | soberly |
| Meaning | Lacking brightness or color. Dull. |
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| Examples | "sober Puritan grey" |
| Synonyms | drab, somber, sombre |
| Similar to | colorless, colourless |
| Meaning | Completely lacking in playfulness. |
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| Synonyms | unplayful, serious |
| Contrary | playful |
| Attribute of | playfulness, fun |
| Nouns | soberness |
| Meaning | Cause to become sober. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Model | The bad news will sober him; The performance is likely to sober Sue |
| Examples | "A sobering thought" |
| Broader | change, alter, modify |
| Meaning | Become more realistic. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" |
| Synonyms | sober up |
| Broader | become, go, get |
| Meaning | Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" |
| Synonyms | sober up |
| Broader | become, go, get |
| Entails | drink, booze, fuddle |
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