sober

sober
adj
1. not intoxicated or drunk, temperate, teetotal, Inf. sworn off, Sl. on the wagon or water wagon, Brit. on the water cart; prohibitionary, U.S. dry, blue-ribbon.
2. abstemious, habitually abstinent, nonindulgent; moderate, self-restrained, self-controlled; continent, celibate, chaste, virginal, virgin, pure; puritanical, puritan-like, austere, strict, severe; refraining, forbearing, desisting, self-depriving, self-mortifying; ascetic, self-denying, self-abnegating.
3. serious, earnest, solemn, formal; sedate, staid, reserved, dignified; poised, self-confident, self-assured, self-possessed; composed, cool, calm, collected, cool-headed; level-headed, equanimous, balanced; unruffled, imperturbable, unflustered, reposed, at ease; tranquil, peaceful, content, quiet, serene.
4. grave, crucial, decisive, vital, important, consequential; significant, considered, concerned, responsible; momentous, weighty, heavy, ponderous, massive; great, large, enormous, huge; vast, immense, magni-tudinous, extensive; deep, profound, intense.
5. subdued, quiet, soft, softened, mellow, toned down; gray, grayish, grayed, neutral; dull, dreary, mousy, drab; somber, dark, sad, gloomy, dun, heavy, leaden.
6. plain, simple, unexaggerated, unembroidered, unvarnished, unadorned, unembellished; unornamented, undecked, ungarnished, unenriched; pure, unadulterated, chaste, unaffected, unpretentious, wholesome; dull, tedious, prosaic, unimaginative, boring; hard, harsh, severe, cold, realistic, practical; solid, substantial, firm, sound, real, tangible.
7. sane, lucid, clear, rational, reasonable, sensible; well-founded, well-grounded, well-advised, logical, objective, proper, correct; just, right, fair, humane, equitable, impartial, judicious, moderate; well-considered, level-headed, prudent, provident, circumspect, politic.
v
8. sober up, Inf. dry out, detoxify, make or become sober.
9. make pensive or serious, cause to reflect, make [s.o.] stop and think, give [s.o.] pause, Inf. shake [s.o.] up; quiet, subdue, calm down, pacify

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