Synonyms for sober
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Solemn
restrained, earnest, grave; see solemn 1, serious 2.
Temperate
abstemious, calm, pacific; see moderate 4.
Not drunk
abstinent, serious, sedate, clear-headed, abstaining, self-possessed, calm, ascetic, non-indulgent, steady, dry, on the wagon*; see also moderate 5. See syn. study at serious.
See sober in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior:
abstemious, continent, temperate. See restraintHaving or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:
down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite, realFull of or marked by dignity and seriousness:
earnest1, grave2, sedate, serious, solemn, somber, staid. See attitude, heavy
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