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 Claunch had found sobriety two years ago after struggling with alcoholism for many years, his sister told the Times. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Claunch had lived in Idaho for about 30 years and found sobriety two years ago, his sister Kimberly Castaneda told The New York Times. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sobriety

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Noun

For the science-fiction concepts underpinning that world, including gravity control, faster-than-light communication and cognitive materialization, Kamiyama worked with novelist Toh EnJoe, credited as SF setting supervisor, as an outside arbiter.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
The goal was to verify Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which posited that gravity was not a pulling force but actually the warping of spacetime.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of gravity

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There are hints of Gilmore Girls in the show’s quaint setting and generational role reversal, traces of Dawson’s Creek in its adolescent earnestness.

— Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
After casting was complete, the single most important goal for the creative team was not letting the parody aspect of the work take away any of the earnestness from their performances.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of earnestness

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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
Modern viticulture began in earnest here in the 1970s before blossoming in the ’90s.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 June 2026