1
as in excessiveness
a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits a short, unhappy life characterized chiefly by insobriety

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as in alcoholism
habitual or excessive drinking of intoxicants her once-promising singing career was undermined by insobriety and emotional instability

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Recent Examples of insobriety Morel-Cruz stayed at the scene, where he was arrested after officers determined his insobriety with field tests. Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 26 Oct. 2020
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Noun
  • Richard’s account would probably differ and have more to do with Lorenz’s alcoholism, depression, erratic work habits, and aversion to sentimentality.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • After being appointed a guardian when her alcoholism came to a head in the early 2000s, Joan lived a quiet life in Boston and stayed relatively out of the public eye.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Instead of the oil-baron excess of Dallas or the leather-and-chrome bravado of contemporary money dramas like Billions, Carter favors seductively austere minimalism and high-ticket abstract art.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • And pretty much everyone drank to excess.
    Kate Belli, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Insobriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insobriety. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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