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Definitions for Sober

[1] not intoxicated or drunk.
[2] habitually temperate, especially in the use of liquor.
[3] quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons.
[4] marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc.: a sober occasion.
[5] subdued in tone, as color; not colorful or showy, as clothes.
[6] free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration: sober facts.
[7] showing self-control: sober restraint.
[8] sane or rational: a sober solution to the problem.
[9] to make or become sober: (often followed by up ).
[10] not drunk
[11] not given to excessive indulgence in drink or any other activity
[12] sedate and rational a sober attitude to a problem
[13] (of colours) plain and dull or subdued
[14] free from exaggeration or speculation he told us the sober truth
[15] (usually foll by up) to make or become less intoxicated, reckless, etc

Words related to Sober

serious, calm, sedate, restrained, no-nonsense, down-to-earth, dispassionate, solemn, staid, rational, levelheaded, serene, reasonable, lucid, dark, earnest, low-key, subdued, somber, quiet

Words nearby Sober

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

Origin of Sober

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

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

Word origin for Sober

C14 sobre, from Old French, from Latin sōbrius

Synonyms for Sober

calm, restrained, sedate, serious, abstaining, controlled, dry, moderate, steady, abstemious, abstinent, ascetic, clear-headed, cold sober, continent, nonindulgent, not drunk, on the wagon, self-possessed, temperate, took the pledge