SOBRIETY Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

sobriety

noun

sə-ˈbrī-ə-tē

Definition of sobriety

as in intentness

a mental state free of jesting or trifling an abrupt sobriety fell over the group when they heard the news

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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

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Recent Examples of sobriety For their winning project, the duo, who live and work between Paris and Luxembourg, collected sobriety tokens from members of abstinence groups, which represent the amount of time a person has been sober. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 The Wanted star was later asked about his relationship with drugs given his sobriety. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2026 But doctors and therapists who treat drug and behavioral addictions have been steadily shifting away from sobriety to emphasize gradual progress and a reduction of harm instead. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 At police headquarters, Martin allegedly refused to take a field sobriety test and to provide a statement. — Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sobriety

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sobriety

Noun

Earning a ghostly reputation by avoiding gravity and nuclear forces, these abundant particles stream through us daily without leaving a single trace.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
The titular term refers to the grace-period moment after a character in a game runs off a cliff but before gravity catches up, when the player can still jump.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

As the temperance movement grew, the Besley Brewery attempted to change with the times, but was later sold around 1912.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Founded in 1961 by a puppeteer who acquired a former Victorian temperance hall damaged during the Blitz of World War II, the theater holds one of the world’s last remaining double marionette bridges, suitable for long-string puppets.

— Kelly Kasulis Cho, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of temperance

Noun

The trio of city employees flipped through the issue with obligatory earnestness, straining to read in the dark and din of the party.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
On and off the court, Miller approaches his job with an earnestness born out of clawing for every minute off the bench.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of earnestness

Noun

However, they’re given an earnest, if sometimes overly sentimental, airing here thanks to Ueda’s personal connection to the material.

— Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026
By May 2026, all 11 of xAI’s original cofounders had departed the company, a cascade that began in earnest in February when Tony Wu, described as one of the most operationally central cofounders, announced his resignation.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026