sober

ˈsəʊbə/

adjective

adjective: sober; comparative adjective: soberer; superlative adjective: soberest

verb

verb: sober;
3rd person present: sobers;
past tense: sobered;
past participle: sobered;
gerund or present participle: sobering

1.

make or become sober after drinking alcohol.

"that coffee sobered him up"

synonyms:become sober, become clear-headed;

informaldry out

"I ought to sober up a bit"

make sober, clear someone's head;

informaldry out

"that coffee sobered him up"

make or become more serious, sensible, and solemn.

"his expression sobered her"

synonyms:become (more) serious, settle (down), relax, soften, steady, cool

"he smiled at her, but then his expression sobered"

make (more) serious;

bring to, bring down to earth, make reflective/pensive, make someone stop and think, give someone pause for thought

"his expression sobered her"

	Created by Suresh V over 10 years ago

English Synonyms Vocabulary