sober
Not drunk; not intoxicated.
Adjective 4 meanings
Not drunk; not intoxicated.
Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
Verb 3 meanings
To make or become sober.
“His expression sobered.”
To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
“It took him hours to sober up.”
To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
“Losing his job was a sobering experience.”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.
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SOBER at a glance
SOBER has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + B 3 + E 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,729 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sober
All rhymesOne letter away
- SABER7
- SOLER5
- SOWER8
- SUBER7
- SORER5
- SOGER6
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