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Pronunciation:
[ sˈə͡ʊbə], [ sˈəʊbə], [ s_ˈəʊ_b_ə]
In English, "sober" is often used to describe someone who is not intoxicated, but the word can also be used more broadly to describe a serious, grave, or restrained attitude or demeanor. A few synonyms that capture this sense of the word include: clear-headed, somber, sedate, solemn, serious, grave, austere, straight-laced, and level-headed. These words all suggest a sense of responsible behavior or seriousness of purpose, whether related to alcohol or not. Additionally, the word "sober" can also be used to describe a person's style or aesthetic, and for that sense, it can be substituted with words like minimalist, simple, unadorned, or restrained.
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Similar words for sober:
- all (adjective)
- austere (adjective)
- calm, peaceful; dull (adjective)
- careful (adjective)
- conservative (adjective)
- continent (adjective)
- conventional (adjective)
- demure (adjective)
- dispassionate (adjective)
- down-to-earth (adjective)
- dull (adjective)
- earnest (adjective)
- emphatic (adjective)
- grave (adjective)
- hard-nosed/hardheaded (adjective)
- hardheaded (adjective)
- judicious (adjective)
- low-key (adjective)
- matter-of-fact (adjective)
- moderate (adjective)
- not partaking of alcohol (adjective)
- on the wagon (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- pensive (adjective)
- practical (adjective)
- pragmatical (adjective)
- quiet (adjective)
- rational (adjective)
- reasonable (adjective)
- responsible (adjective)
- ruminative (adjective)
- sane (adjective)
- sensible (adjective)
- serious (adjective)
- severe (adjective)
- sober (adjective)
- sobersided (adjective)
- soft (adjective)
- solemn (adjective)
- solid (adjective)
- somber (adjective)
- sound (adjective)
- steady (adjective)
- stoic (adjective)
- stoic/stoical (adjective)
- subdued (adjective)
- temperate (adjective)
- thoughtful (adjective)
- tranquil (adjective)
- true-life (adjective)
- unoriginal (adjective)
- unromantic (adjective)
- weighty (adjective)
- calm (noun)
- colorless (noun)
- colourless (noun)
- dry (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- sober (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- tone down (verb)
- other synonyms
- moderate
- tone down
Synonyms for Sober:
adj.
• all (adjective) • austere (adjective)- ex-acting,
- more selfdisciplined,
- in exorable,
- in flexible,
- more self disciplined,
- most selfdisciplined,
- un-relenting,
- un relenting,
- in-flexible,
- in-exorable,
- formal,
- stern,
- most self-disciplined,
- un-feeling,
- ex acting,
- more straightlaced,
- most straightlaced,
- forbidding,
- most self disciplined,
- more self-disciplined,
- un feeling.
- dark,
- constrained,
- hard-boiled,
- collected,
- inhibited,
- forgoing,
- unruffled,
- reserved,
- no-nonsense,
- levelheaded,
- plain,
- Abnegating,
- cool,
- imperturbable,
- pacific,
- severe,
- eschewing,
- toned down,
- disciplined,
- composed,
- serene,
- lucid.
- de liberate,
- observant,
- more thorough,
- most thorough,
- more careful,
- more precise,
- going great lengths,
- self disciplined,
- de-liberate,
- provident.
- more fuddyduddy,
- un-creative,
- most fuddyduddy,
- un-progressive,
- toriest,
- more undaring,
- fuddy duddy,
- un daring,
- un imaginative,
- un-daring,
- most fogyish,
- most fuddy-duddy,
- more fuddy-duddy,
- un changeable,
- more fogyish,
- right center,
- most undaring,
- more fuddy duddy,
- un progressive,
- fuddyduddy,
- un-changing,
- most fuddy duddy,
- most redneck,
- un-imaginative,
- hidebound,
- torier,
- un changing,
- more redneck,
- fogyish,
- un creative,
- obstinate,
- un-changeable.
- more straight laced,
- most straight laced,
- more doctrinal,
- most isolationist,
- more straight-laced,
- most straight-laced,
- narrow minded,
- lamest,
- more isolationist,
- rube,
- stereo typed,
- straight laced,
- narrowminded,
- rubest,
- up-tight,
- most doctrinal,
- stereo-typed,
- up tight.
- de-mure,
- prudish,
- un-assured,
- unassuming,
- more unassured,
- un assertive,
- un-assertive,
- most unassured,
- more unassertive,
- most unassertive,
- un assured,
- re-tiring,
- un assuming,
- strait laced,
- de mure,
- re tiring,
- un-assuming.
- un flappable,
- couldnt care less,
- un excitable,
- non discriminatory,
- more iceberg,
- more cold-fish,
- cold blooded,
- more coldfish,
- coldfish,
- un-ruffled,
- more unexcited,
- most poker faced,
- un prejudiced,
- in different,
- more poker-faced,
- most iceberg,
- more poker faced,
- most unexcited,
- un involved,
- un-emotional,
- poker faced,
- most coldfish,
- un-excited,
- un biased,
- dis passionate,
- most poker-faced,
- more nondiscriminatory,
- dis interested,
- un-biased,
- un-involved,
- un-moved,
- dis-passionate,
- more unexcitable,
- non partisan,
- non-discriminatory,
- more cold fish,
- most cold-fish,
- most nondiscriminatory,
- un moved,
- un ruffled,
- un excited,
- most unexcitable,
- judicial,
- un-excitable,
- iceberg,
- nonpartisan,
- in-different,
- most cold fish,
- un-prejudiced,
- dis-interested,
- un emotional,
- un-flappable.
- more unidealistic,
- most unfantastic,
- more unfantastic,
- plainspoken,
- nononsense,
- un sentimental,
- un-idealistic,
- un-sentimental,
- more unsentimental,
- un fantastic,
- most unidealistic,
- un idealistic,
- most unsentimental,
- un-fantastic.
- most no-fooling,
- more no fooling,
- most no fooling,
- most resolved,
- in tent,
- re solute,
- more nofooling,
- nofooling,
- re solved,
- re-solute,
- re-solved,
- playing hard ball,
- most nofooling,
- more no-fooling,
- more resolved.
- ex press,
- resounding,
- un-mistakable,
- de finite,
- for face,
- most stressed,
- re-sounding,
- more pronounced,
- ex-press,
- more accented,
- re sounding,
- more telling,
- most telling,
- most accented,
- de-finite,
- more stressed,
- un mistakable.
- long faced,
- grim faced,
- more grim-faced,
- ponderous,
- more long faced,
- more grim faced,
- most unsmiling,
- most grimfaced,
- more unsmiling,
- more long-faced,
- most grim-faced,
- un smiling,
- grimfaced,
- more grimfaced,
- most grim faced,
- most long-faced,
- un-smiling,
- most longfaced,
- longfaced,
- unsmiling,
- most long faced,
- more longfaced.
- head strong,
- more tough nut,
- hard boiled,
- more hard nosed,
- in tractable,
- more tough-nut,
- more toughnut,
- headstrong,
- hard nosed,
- hard-nosed,
- most tough-nut,
- toughnut,
- most hardheaded,
- most tough nut,
- un-yielding,
- in-tractable,
- most toughnut,
- un yielding.
- more clear sighted,
- more clearsighted,
- dis-criminating,
- more well judged,
- pro-found,
- most clear-sighted,
- pro-founder,
- more well-judged,
- dis criminating,
- more welljudged,
- pro founder,
- most clearsighted,
- clear sighted,
- Worldlywise,
- most clear sighted,
- far-sighted,
- most well-judged,
- most well judged,
- well judged,
- quickwitted,
- welljudged,
- quick witted,
- pro found,
- welladvised,
- more clear-sighted,
- most welljudged,
- well-judged,
- far sighted.
- prosiest,
- un-varnished,
- prosy,
- more unimpassioned,
- un affected,
- un impassioned,
- un varnished,
- prosier,
- matter-of-fact,
- un-impassioned,
- most unimpassioned.
- free alcohol,
- more nonindulgent,
- took pledge,
- most nonindulgent,
- more abstaining,
- not partaking alcohol,
- non indulgent,
- most unintoxicated,
- on wagon,
- period abstinence,
- un intoxicated,
- un-intoxicated,
- more unintoxicated,
- most abstaining,
- non-indulgent.
- pensive,
- dull,
- unassertive,
- conservative,
- in operation,
- low-key,
- clear-sighted,
- doable,
- not drinking,
- unromantic,
- unexcited,
- abstemious,
- out of spirits,
- well thought out,
- philosophic,
- ruber,
- judicious,
- took the pledge,
- well-reasoned,
- stoical,
- locked in,
- tough nut,
- cold-fish,
- grim-faced,
- grave,
- Museful,
- unintoxicated,
- straightlaced,
- continent,
- deductive,
- singleminded,
- unidealistic,
- austere,
- soft,
- hardnosed,
- rightist,
- sedate,
- coldblooded,
- all there,
- drying out,
- pragmatic,
- depressive,
- nondiscriminatory,
- solid,
- for real,
- tough-nut,
- got head together,
- staid,
- worldly wise,
- old line,
- practical,
- serious,
- for a face,
- no nonsense,
- on the wagon,
- unimpassioned,
- in action,
- rightwing,
- down-to-earth,
- responsible,
- life and death,
- down in mouth,
- in right mind,
- unsentimental,
- going to great lengths,
- sound,
- holding to,
- couldn't care less,
- isolationist,
- true-life,
- unexcitable,
- head-strong,
- not extreme,
- reasonable,
- at peace,
- selfdisciplined,
- workaday,
- rational,
- both feet on the ground,
- strictly business,
- no-fooling,
- die hard,
- traditionalistic,
- weighty,
- traditionalist,
- no fooling,
- pragmatical,
- dispassionate,
- temperate,
- cool as cucumber,
- thoughtful,
- cognitive,
- cool cat,
- careful,
- doctrinal,
- abstinent,
- free of alcohol,
- tranquil,
- realistic,
- sworn off,
- clearsighted,
- cold sober,
- emphatic,
- no mistake,
- quiet,
- long-faced,
- white bread,
- right of center,
- subdued,
- commonsense,
- not drunk,
- straight-laced,
- not heretical,
- sensible,
- stone cold sober,
- in a rut,
- serious-minded,
- solemn,
- matter of fact,
- sane,
- demure,
- nonindulgent,
- earnest,
- undaring,
- unfantastic,
- unassured,
- poker-faced,
- period of abstinence,
- non-partisan,
- naturalistic,
- hardboiled,
- well advised,
- laid back,
- having all one's marbles,
- self-disciplined,
- lost in thought,
- at ease,
- witting,
- run of the mill,
- in rut,
- well-thought-out,
- not partaking of alcohol,
- rolling with punches.
- more pondering,
- with-drawn,
- pondering,
- more ruminating,
- most reflecting,
- most ruminating,
- pre occupied,
- pre-occupied,
- more reflecting,
- with drawn,
- most pondering.
- both feet on ground,
- doabler,
- utile,
- doablest,
- more workaday,
- most utile,
- most workaday,
- both feet ground,
- both feet the ground,
- nuts bolts,
- more utile.
- most reasoning,
- more reasoning,
- most cognitive,
- more deductive,
- most deductive,
- ratiocinative,
- more cognitive.
- having ones marbles,
- more witting,
- most well thought out,
- most well-reasoned,
- most witting,
- more well thought out,
- most well-thought-out,
- having all ones marbles,
- having all one marbles,
- having one's marbles,
- more wellreasoned,
- most wellreasoned,
- most well reasoned,
- having one marbles,
- more well-thought-out,
- well reasoned,
- wellreasoned,
- more well reasoned,
- more well-reasoned.
- in-tense,
- in tense,
- matter of life death,
- more brooding,
- matter life and death,
- matter life death,
- in-tensest,
- most brooding,
- in-tenser,
- in tenser.
- most sourpuss,
- more sourpuss,
- most depressive,
- more hurting,
- most dragged,
- more depressive,
- more dragged.
- more serious-minded,
- most serious-minded,
- un swerving,
- serious minded,
- more serious minded,
- most poised,
- seriousminded,
- un wavering,
- most seriousminded,
- more poised,
- single minded,
- more seriousminded,
- un-wavering,
- most serious minded,
- liege,
- un-swerving.
- selfcontrolled,
- longsuffering,
- re signed,
- self controlled,
- re-signed,
- un-concerned,
- un concerned,
- long suffering.
n.
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- attitude.
- dry.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb) • tone down (verb)Other synonyms:
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- tough-minded,
- sobriety,
- stolid,
- rifle,
- teetotaler,
- lighten up,
- officious.
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- learned,
- deliberate,
- temperance,
- REHAB,
- prosaic.
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- hardheaded.
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- rehabilitate.
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- seriously.
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- hard.
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- straight.
How to use "Sober" in context?
1. "sober" means having an understanding and realization of the effects of alcohol and drugs on one's thinking and behavior. The goal of sober living is to live a life that is not impeded by alcohol or drugs.
2. Convincing oneself to become sober can be difficult. However, with the help of a sponsor, therapist, or sponsor group, it is possible to achieve and maintain sobriety.
3. Sobriety is not a quick or easy process. It requires dedication and willingness to change. However, with the help of supportive individuals, sobriety can be a life-changing experience.
Paraphrases for Sober:
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
Sober-minded.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
clear, cool, factual, lucid, moderate, objective, rational, reasonable, restrained, sensible, serious, Business-like.
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Verb, past tense
dealing.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
concerns.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
austere, businesslike, calm, clear-sighted, dispassionate, realistic, sobering, Clear-headed, Cool-headed, level-headed, matter-of-fact.
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Adjective
Homophones for Sober:
- scuffer, sapper, saber, shaver, sabre, soap opera, savory, saphar, speer, spirea, shivaree, sea gooseberry, spire, scoffer, sea spray, savor, spur, scupper, spyeria, soapberry, shopper, sweeper, Scauper, shover, sweep over, spare, SVR, shophar, spear, Sea Spurry, siberia, savour, skipper, sophora, seafarer, shivery, sapir, sprayer, sea power, safar, secpar, sushi bar, saviour, super, sweep oar, shakspere, savara, sufferer, sever, spore, sapporo, savior, shofar, shipper, sipper, so far, spray, spree, supper, safari, squeeze for, sphere, severe, spewer, saver, shaper, spyware, spiraea, shiver, sapphire, sparer, spoor, spry, superior, savoury, spar, sprue, sparrow, supra, sperry, suspire, subway fare, suffer, sabra, Sopor, skip over, shakespeare, seborrhea.
Hyponym for Sober:
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sticker shock
- Synonyms:
- appraise, bargain, beat down, bottom out, bounce back, cap, cheapen, Capping.
