sober

sober is a 5-letter English word with 14 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 14 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
2. superlative. Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
3. superlative. Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed.
4. superlative. Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
5. superlative. Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.
6. transitive verb. To make sober.
7. intransitive verb. To become sober; -- often with down.
8. verb. become sober after excessive alcohol consumption

   "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"

9. verb. become more realistic

   "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"

10. verb. cause to become sober

    "A sobering thought"

11. adjective. lacking brightness or color; dull

    "drab faded curtains"

    "sober Puritan grey"

    Synonyms: drab, somber, sombre

12. adjective. not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
13. adjective. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

    "a grave God-fearing man"

    "a quiet sedate nature"

    Synonyms: grave, sedate, solemn

14. adjective. completely lacking in playfulness

    Synonyms: serious, unplayful

Synonyms

drab, somber, sombre, grave, sedate, solemn, serious, unplayful

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sober:

boers, bores, boser, brose, robes

Common word forms

sobers, sobered, soberer, soberly, soberest, sobering, soberize, soberness

Words from these letters

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