Sobriety Synonyms and Antonyms

sə-brīĭ-tē, sō-
Gravity
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. earnestness
  2. graveness
  3. gravity
  4. serenity
  5. sedateness
  6. temperance
  7. solemnity
  8. solemnness
  9. placidity
  10. staidness
Antonyms:
  1. drunkenness
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Moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. dryness
The state or condition of being sober:
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. abstinence

Words Related to Sobriety

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

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Sobriety Sentence Examples

  • He was well adapted to his time by his good sense and sobriety of judgment.

  • The buildings of the latest French style keep a certain purity and sobriety in Normandy which they do not keep elsewhere.

  • A greater sobriety of tone was introduced both into life and literature with the accession of Vespasian.

  • As an advocate he occasionally forgets that sobriety of judgment and expression become an historian.

  • He is almost invariably an old soldier, a sergent who has left the army with a first-class character, honesty and sobriety being indispensable qualifications.

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