Teetotallernoun
a total abstainer
Soberadjective
not drunk; not intoxicated
Soberadjective
not given to excessive drinking of alcohol
Soberadjective
moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled
Soberadjective
dull; not bright or colorful
Soberadjective
subdued; solemn; grave
Soberadjective
(Scotland) poor; feeble
Soberverb
(often with up) To make or become sober.
Soberverb
(often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
‘It took him hours to sober up.’;
Soberverb
To moderate one's feelings
Soberadjective
Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually temperate; as, a sober man.
‘That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name.’;
Soberadjective
Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the sot may at times be sober.
Soberadjective
Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason; self-controlled; self-possessed.
‘There was not a sober person to be had; all was tempestuous and blustering.’; ‘No sober man would put himself into danger for the applause of escaping without breaking his neck.’;
Soberadjective
Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as, sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
Soberadjective
Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate.
‘What parts gay France from sober Spain?’; ‘See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby.’; ‘Twilight grayHad in her sober livery all things clad.’;
Soberverb
To make sober.
‘There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,And drinking largely sobers us again.’;
Soberverb
To become sober; - often with down.
‘Vance gradually sobered down.’;
Soberverb
cause to become sober;
‘A sobering thought’;
Soberverb
become more realistic;
‘After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up’;
Soberverb
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption;
‘Keep him in bed until he sobers up’;
Soberadjective
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
Soberadjective
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises;
‘a grave God-fearing man’; ‘a quiet sedate nature’; ‘as sober as a judge’; ‘a solemn promise’; ‘the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence’;
Soberadjective
lacking brightness or color; dull;
‘drab faded curtains’; ‘sober Puritan gray’; ‘children in somber brown clothes’;
Soberadjective
completely lacking in playfulness