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
ADJECTIVECause to become sober.
“A sobering thought”
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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