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sober

Letters that make sober

s, o, b, e, r are letters that make 'sober'

Words within sober

ER, OB, be, so, sob, Ob, SOB, Be, Er are words within 'sober'

Anagrams of sober

bores, brose, robes are anagrams of 'sober'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of sober

sobers is a word created by adding a letter to 'sober'

sober is a 5 letter word ending with r
sober is a 5 letter word starting with s

7 possible definitions for 'sober'

Sober as "not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)"

Under this definition, sober is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

intoxicated, drunk, inebriated have the opposite meaning of 'sober'

Derivatives of sober

sobriety, soberness are derivatives of 'sober'.

Similar to sober

drug-free, cold sober, stone-sober, dry, teetotal, uninebriated, unintoxicated are similar to 'sober'.

Sober as "dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises"

Under this definition, sober is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

grave, sedate, solemn have the same meaning as 'sober'

Derivatives of sober

graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness, sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness, sobriety are derivatives of 'sober'.

Similar to sober

serious is similar to sober.

Example of sober used within this context

"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"

Sober as "completely lacking in playfulness"

Under this definition, sober is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

serious, unplayful have the same meaning as 'sober'

Antonyms

playful has the opposite meaning of sober

Attributes of sober

playfulness, fun are attributes of 'sober'.

Derivatives of sober

seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sincerity, graveness, gravity, soberness, somberness, sombreness, sobriety are derivatives of 'sober'.

Sober as "cause to become sober"

Under this definition, sober is a verb and has the following properties:

sober as a type

'sober' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Example of sober used within this context

"A sobering thought"

Sober as "become more realistic"

Under this definition, sober is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sober up has the same meaning as sober

sober as a type

'sober' can be a type of become, go, get.

Example of sober used within this context

"After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"

Sober as "become sober after excessive alcohol consumption"

Under this definition, sober is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sober up has the same meaning as sober

sober as a type

'sober' can be a type of become, go, get.

Entailments to sober

drink, booze, fuddle are entailments to 'sober'.

Example of sober used within this context

"Keep him in bed until he sobers up"

Sober as "lacking brightness or color, dull"

Under this definition, sober is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drab, somber, sombre have the same meaning as 'sober'

Derivatives of sober

somberness, sombreness, gloom are derivatives of 'sober'.

Similar to sober

colorless, colourless are similar to 'sober'.

Example of sober used within this context

"drab faded curtains", "sober Puritan grey", "children in somber brown clothes"