Sober

//ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "sober" (457 found)

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Closest matches (92)

Strong matches (137)

demure detoxify dignified diminish dingy direct disciplined dismal dispassionate dove-colored dove-gray down-to-earth drab dreary drug free dry dull dusk dusky dusty

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Adjective(24 words)

demure dim dingy dispassionate dry dull earnest faint frightful gayless grave grievous imperturbable inexcitable lack-laughter lackluster leaden matte measured mellow

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middle of the road mild moderate muddy

Adjective(2 words)

drab grave

Related words (228)

museful musing nacreous natural neat neutral nigrescent no-nonsense noble noetic nonviolent opalescent open pacifistic pale palliate pastel patinaed peaceable peaceful

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pearl pearl-gray pearly pensive perjurer philosophical placid plain plain spoken plain-speaking plain-spoken play down poker faced pondering portentous practical pragmatic pragmatical prehensive princely proper prosaic prosing prosy prudent pure quaker-colored queenly quiet rational realistic reasonable recover reduce reflecting reflective refraining regal repressed reserved restrain restrained royal ruminant ruminating ruminative rustic sad sane self-contained self-controlled self-disciplined self-possessed semigloss sensible serene serious severe silver silver-gray silvered silvery simple simple-speaking slacken slate-colored slaty slow down smoke-gray smoky smother sober up sober-minded soberize sobersided soft soft-colored soft-hued soften softened solemn solid somber sombre sombrous sound spare sparing spartan speculative staid stark stately statuesque steady steel-gray steely stifle stinting stone faced stone sober stone-colored stone-faced straight straight faced straight-faced straightforward subdue subdued subtle suppress swart swarthy sweet take the edge off tame taupe temper temperate tender thinking thought thoughtful together tone down tranquil tune down unadorned unaffected underplay undrunk undrunken unexcited unflustered unidealistic unimaginative unimpassioned uninebriate uninebriated uninebrious unperturbed unplayful unpoetical unromantic unruffled unsentimental unsmiling untipsy unvarnished venerable weaken weighty well-balanced wistful worthy

Adjective(45 words)

muted nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic on the wagon proper reasonable reasonous regular sage saturnine serious sober as a judge solemn solemncholy somber sombre spareful steady stern

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Adjective(6 words)

sedate serious solemn somber sombre unplayful

Verb(2 words)

sober up soberize

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

8 relation types

More general

9 entries

abstemious alter become change get go modify self-abnegatory temperate

Antonyms

2 entries

drunk intoxicated

Synonyms

4 entries

sedate sober up sombre unplayful

Related terms

2 entries

teetotaler teetotaller

derived

22 entries

California sober appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober cold sober draw a sober breath drunk words are sober thoughts ensober sober as a judge sober down sober house sober living house sober space sober up sober-curious soberer soberize soberly

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manner of

1 entries

change

related to

19 entries

alcohol bright colorful cool drunk dull excess intoxicated intoxication lose moderate overcome passionate playful realistic self controlled

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similar

14 entries

cold sober colorless colourless drug free drug-free dry serious stone sober stone-sober teetotal uninebriated unintoxicated

Translations

163 translations across 58 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

νηφάλιος adj (not drunk)

Arabic

1 entries

صَاحٍ adj (not drunk)

Armenian

1 entries

սթափ adj (not drunk)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

ayıq adj (not drunk)

Bashkir

4 entries

айныҡ adj (not drunk)
айныҡ adj (moderate)
айыҡ adj (not drunk)
айыҡ adj (moderate)

Belarusian

1 entries

цвяро́зы adj (not drunk)

Bulgarian

4 entries

въздържан adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
тре́звен adj (not drunk)
умерен adj (moderate)
изтрезнявам verb (make or become sober)

Catalan

4 entries

sobri adj (not drunk)
sobri adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sobri adj (moderate)
sobri adj (dull)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

冷靜 /冷静 adj (not drunk)
清醒 adj (not drunk)
醒酒 verb (make or become sober)

Church Slavic

1 entries

трѣзвъ adj (not drunk)

Czech

4 entries

hloupý adj (dull)
střízlivý adj (not drunk)
střízlivý adj (moderate)
střízvý adj (not drunk)

Danish

3 entries

sober adj (moderate)
ædru adj (not drunk)
ædruelig adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)

Dutch

2 entries

nuchter adj (not drunk)
nuchter adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)

Erzya

1 entries

тетява adj (not drunk)

Esperanto

4 entries

sobra adj (not drunk)
sobra adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sobra adj (moderate)
sobrigi verb (make or become sober)

Estonian

2 entries

kaine adj (not drunk)
karske adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)

Finnish

4 entries

hillitty adj (moderate)
hillitty adj (dull)
raitis adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
selvin päin adj (not drunk)

French

4 entries

sobre adj (not drunk)
sobre adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sobre adj (moderate)
sobre adj (dull)

Georgian

1 entries

ფხიზელი adj (not drunk)

German

4 entries

besonnen adj (moderate)
ernst adj (moderate)
gedeckt adj (dull)
nüchtern adj (not drunk)

Greek

4 entries

εγκρατής adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
μετρημένος adj (moderate)
νηφάλιος adj (not drunk)
νηφάλιος adj (moderate)

Hebrew

1 entries

פִּכֵּחַ adj (not drunk)

Hungarian

4 entries

fakó adj (dull)
higgadt adj (moderate)
józan adj (not drunk)
józan adj (moderate)

Ingrian

1 entries

siitiä adj (not drunk)

Irish

2 entries

neamh-mheisciúil adj (not drunk)
neamh-mheisciúil adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)

Italian

3 entries

sobrio adj (not drunk)
sobrio adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sobrio adj (moderate)

Japanese

3 entries

シラフ adj (not drunk)
真面目 adj (moderate)
酔いを醒ます verb (make or become sober)

Karakhanid

1 entries

اَذِغْ adj (not drunk)

Kashubian

1 entries

trzézwi adj (not drunk)

Latin

2 entries

abstēmius adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sobrius adj (not drunk)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

nuchtarny adj (not drunk)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

eniichter adj (not drunk)

Macedonian

2 entries

трезвен adj (not drunk)
трезен adj (not drunk)

Māori

2 entries

kāore i haurangi adj (not drunk)
nguengue adj (subdued; solemn; grave)

Norman

4 entries

sobre adj (not drunk)
sobre adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sobre adj (moderate)
sobre adj (dull)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

edru adj (not drunk)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

edru adj (not drunk)

Old East Slavic

2 entries

тверезъ adj (not drunk)
терезвъ adj (not drunk)

Old English

3 entries

gedrēoh adj (moderate)
sȳfre adj (moderate)
undruncen adj (not drunk)

Old Polish

2 entries

trzeźwi adj (not drunk)
trzeźwy adj (not drunk)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

ieeboa adj (subdued; solemn; grave)
nichta adj (not drunk)

Polish

1 entries

trzeźwy adj (not drunk)

Portuguese

4 entries

sóbrio adj (not drunk)
sóbrio adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sóbrio adj (moderate)
sóbrio adj (dull)

Romanian

1 entries

treaz adj (not drunk)

Russian

4 entries

нея́ркий adj (dull)
тверёзый adj (not drunk)
терёзвый adj (not drunk)
тре́звый adj (not drunk)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

stuama adj (not drunk)
stuama adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
stuama adj (moderate)
sòbair adj (not drunk)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

trezan adj (not drunk)
trezven adj (not drunk)
trijezan adj (not drunk)
трезан adj (not drunk)

Silesian

1 entries

trzyźwy adj (not drunk)

Slovak

1 entries

triezvy adj (not drunk)

Slovene

1 entries

trezen adj (not drunk)

Spanish

4 entries

apagado adj (dull)
sereno adj (not drunk)
sobrio adj (not drunk)
sobrio adj (moderate)

Swedish

4 entries

nykter adj (not drunk)
nyktra verb (make or become sober)
nyktra verb (overcome intoxication)
nyktra till verb (make or become sober)

Tatar

1 entries

аек adj (not drunk)

Thai

2 entries

สร่างเมา adj (not drunk)
ไม่เมา adj (not drunk)

Turkish

4 entries

ayık adj (not drunk)
hüşyar adj (dull)
mutedil adj (dull)
uyanık dikkatli adj (dull)

Ukrainian

1 entries

твере́зий adj (not drunk)

Welsh

4 entries

sobr adj (not drunk)
sobr adj (not given to excessive drinking of alcohol)
sobr adj (moderate)
sobr adj (dull)

Yiddish

1 entries

ניכטער adj (not drunk)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Were you sober at that time?

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I went for a walk to try to sober up.

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He drinks a lot but always seems sober.

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Regardless of how much he drank, he seems as sober as ever.

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