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Synonyms & Antonyms of sober
1
not having one's mind affected by alcohol
- it's important to stay sober if you're going to be driving a car
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- blasted
- [slang],
- blind,
- blitzed
- [slang],
- blotto
- [slang],
- bombed,
- boozy,
- canned
- [slang],
- cockeyed,
- crocked,
- drunk,
- drunken,
- fried,
- gassed,
- hammered
- [slang],
- high,
- inebriate,
- inebriated,
- intoxicated,
- juiced
- [slang],
- lit,
- lit up,
- loaded
- [slang],
- looped,
- oiled
- [slang],
- pickled,
- pie-eyed,
- plastered,
- potted
- [slang],
- ripped
- [slang],
- sloshed
- [slang],
- smashed
- [slang],
- sottish,
- soused,
- sozzled,
- squiffed
- (or squiffy),
- stewed,
- stiff,
- stinking
- [slang],
- stoned,
- tanked
- [slang],
- tight,
- tipsy,
- wasted
- [slang],
- wiped out
- [slang]
2
based on sound reasoning or information
- a sober assessment of the situation
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3
not joking or playful in mood or manner
- a sober reply to what was only a teasing comment
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- antic,
- comic,
- comical,
- droll,
- farcical,
- funny,
- hilarious,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- laughable,
- light,
- light-headed,
- ludicrous,
- ridiculous,
- riotous,
- risible,
- screaming,
- sidesplitting,
- uproarious
- absurd,
- asinine,
- balmy,
- brainless,
- cockeyed,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- dotty,
- fatuous,
- foolish,
- half-witted,
- insane,
- jerky,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- loony
- (also looney),
- lunatic,
- mad,
- nonsensical,
- nutty,
- preposterous,
- sappy,
- screwball,
- senseless,
- silly,
- unwise,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- weak-minded,
- witless,
- zany
Antonyms for sober
4
not excessively showy
- if you don't have anything in black, at least wear a sober outfit to the funeral
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- conservative,
- low-key
- (also low-keyed),
- muted,
- quiet,
- repressed,
- restrained,
- subdued,
- toned-down,
- understated,
- unflashy,
- unpretentious
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- flamboyant,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glitzy,
- loud,
- noisy,
- ostentatious,
- razzle-dazzle,
- splashy,
- swank
- (or swanky)
5
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
- cruise passengers of sober dispositions will be put off by the focus on nonstop dining
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