sober

IPA: sˈoʊbɝ

(often with up) To make or become sober.
(often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.

Not drunk; not intoxicated.
Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
(figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
(of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.
Subdued; solemn; grave.
(Scotland) Poor; feeble.

Examples of "sober" in Sentences

The man is sober no matter what.
The building was dignified yet sober.
The exemplar of this type is Mr Sober.
King is inebriated and she is still sober.
He is still sober after drinking a glass of beer.
The external appearance of the cathedral is quite sober.
He was sober but the moaning of the glasses made him drunk again.
This series is not the place for safe, sober, and stodgy presentations.
They justify and they recommend sedulous and sober investigation of facts.
The lesson for the actors was that an intoxicated person tries to act sober.
He laughed, too; something about the word sober, especially as applied to him, seemed absurd.
I can't use the word sober because that's a term from those people, and I have cleansed myself.
I can't use the word 'sober' because that's a term from those people, and I have cleansed myself.
The phrase sober judgment emphasizes most graphically the idea of “not being drunk” or under some influence that would warp your perception of yourself.