a. | 1. | Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; |
2. | Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; | |
3. | Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed. | |
4. | Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; | |
5. | Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate. | |
v. t. | 1. | To make sober. |
v. i. | 1. | To become sober; - often with down. |
Verb | 1. | sober - cause to become sober; "A sobering thought" |
2. | sober - become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up" Synonyms: sober up | |
3. | sober - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up" Synonyms: sober up | |
Adj. | 1. | sober - not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) Antonyms: drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
2. | sober - dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" | |
3. | sober - lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains"; "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes" | |
4. | sober - completely lacking in playfulness |