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Another word for sober

sober Synonyms

sober

modif.

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.

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Another word for sober

adjective

Exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior:
abstemious, continent, temperate. See restraint
Having 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, real
Full of or marked by dignity and seriousness:
earnest¹, grave², sedate, serious, solemn, somber, staid. See attitude, heavy

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She met his sober gaze and smiled.
His eyes were twinkling, but he maintained a sober expression.
She met his sober gaze.
His face was sober, the blue eyes probing her mind again.
In many cases sober convictions or submissive assent supplied the want of spontaneous enthusiasm.

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