Entry Word: sober

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not having one's mind affected by alcohol <itʼs important to stay sober if youʼre going to be driving a car>

Synonyms clearheaded, straight

Related Words abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate

Near Antonyms alcoholic

Antonyms befuddled, dissipated, drunk, drunken, high, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded [slang], soused, tipsy

2 based on sound reasoning or information <a sober assessment of the situation> — see good 1
3 not joking or playful in mood or manner <a sober reply to the teasing comment> — see serious 1