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

Now, Campbell is celebrating 26 years of sobriety and shared her story Thursday morning at the Meridian Anti-Drug Coalition’s 21st annual recovery day breakfast at Meridian City Hall, in honor of National Recovery Month. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2026

During the same period, in what would have broken Combs’ sobriety streak, officials reportedly caught Combs with a homemade concoction of fermenting apples, Fanta, and sugar. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

For the next two years, Bass must remain sober and will be subject to search, seizure and testing to ensure compliance with the court’s sobriety condition. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

At one recent event, Radke joined Summer House castmate KJ Dillard and members of the nonprofit Bigvision for a discussion that brought together different perspectives on sobriety, loss and mental health. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026