Synonyms of sobriety

sobriety

noun

sə-ˈbrī-ə-tē 

1

as in intentness

a mental state free of jesting or trifling

an abrupt sobriety fell over the group when they heard the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intentness
• gravity
• earnestness
• soberness
• earnest
• seriousness
• decisiveness
• solemnity
• solemnness
• attentiveness
• purposefulness
• staidness
• intensity
• graveness
• deliberation
• determination
• serious-mindedness
• resoluteness
• concentration
• resolve
• gravitas
• immersion
• firmness
• absorption
• humorlessness
• engrossment
• enthrallment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frivolity
• levity
• lightness
• flippancy
• lightheartedness
• frivolousness
• play
• facetiousness
• flightiness
• lightness
• superficiality
• shallowness
• unseriousness
• cheerfulness
• dalliance
• dilettantism
• gaiety
• mirth
• merriment
• glee
• high-spiritedness

2

as in temperance

voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites

although she can afford to wear anything, she practices a sartorial sobriety that bespeaks class and taste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temperance
• abstinence
• discipline
• restraint
• continence
• self-denial
• self-abnegation
• forbearance
• self-control
• control
• asceticism
• self-discipline
• self-mastery
• austerity
• self-command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• greed
• gluttony
• rapacity
• sensuality
• hedonism
• self-indulgence
• voracity
• rapaciousness
• voraciousness
• sybaritism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sobriety

An arrest report obtained by The Athletic states that Romo performed poorly on standardized field sobriety tests after he was pulled over for unsafe passing and therefore was taken into custody on July 23. — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Ruston Kelly surrendered to sobriety after a freak accident nearly derailed his life. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

In relaying the unimaginable destruction of the event, Lee eschews sensationalism for sobriety. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, 46, was arrested on Thursday, July 23, after failing to complete standard field sobriety tests, according to reports. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026