sober

/soʊbər/ verbadjective
5 letters2 syllables7 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1

Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption.

“Keep him in bed until he sobers up”

2

Become more realistic.

“After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up”

3

Cause to become sober.

“A sobering thought”

ADJECTIVE
1

Lacking brightness or color; dull.

“sober Puritan grey”

2

Completely lacking in playfulness.

3

Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.

“as sober as a judge”

4

Not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).

WORD FORMS
Related formsoberness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®7 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word14 points
Triple word21 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinobersay
Starts & ends withS … R
Syllablesso · ber
SYNONYMS & RELATED20
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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