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Synonyms
so·ber (sṓbər)

[Middle English, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius.]

adjective: -er, -est. 

  1. Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate.
  2. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs.
  3. Plain or subdued: sober attire.
  4. Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
  5. Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. See synonyms at serious
  6. Marked by circumspection and self-restraint.

tr. & intr.v.: -bered, -ber·ing, -bers. 

To make or become sober.

derivatives

sóber·ly
adverb
sóber·ness
noun