Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sober 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sober 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sober 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  sober 
 
  Sense  3 
  sober  up  sober 
  =>  drink,  booze,  fuddle 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sober 
 
  3  senses  of  sober 
 
  Sense  1 
  sober 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  sober  up  sober 
  =>  become  go  get 
 
  Sense  3 
  sober  up  sober 
  =>  become  go  get 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sober 
 
  sober  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sober 
 
  Sense  1 
  sober 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  sober  up  sober 
  =>  become  go  get 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  sober  up  sober 
  =>  become  go  get 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  sober 
  soberness 
  sobersides 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sober 
 
  The  verb  sober  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  sober  --  (cause  to  become  sober;  "A  sobering  thought") 
  2.  sober  up  sober  --  (become  more  realistic;  "After  thinking  about  the  potential  consequences  of  his  plan  he  sobered  up") 
  3.  sober  up  sober  --  (become  sober  after  excessive  alcohol  consumption;  "Keep  him  in  bed  until  he  sobers  up") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sober 
 
  The  adj  sober  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  sober  --  (not  affected  by  a  chemical  substance  (especially  alcohol)) 
  2.  (5)  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn  --  (dignified  and  somber  in  manner  or  character  and  committed  to  keeping  promises;  "a  grave  God-fearing  man";  "a  quiet  sedate  nature";  "as  sober  as  a  judge";  "a  solemn  promise";  "the  judge  was  solemn  as  he  pronounced  sentence") 
  3.  (1)  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre  --  (lacking  brightness  or  color;  dull;  "drab  faded  curtains";  "sober  Puritan  gray";  "children  in  somber  brown  clothes") 
  4.  unplayful,  serious,  sober  --  (completely  lacking  in  playfulness) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sober 
 
  4  senses  of  sober 
 
  Sense  1 
  sober  (vs.  intoxicated) 
 
  intoxicated  (vs.  sober),  drunk,  inebriated 
  =>  bacchanalian,  bacchanal,  bacchic,  carousing,  orgiastic 
  =>  beery 
  =>  besotted,  blind  drunk,  blotto,  crocked,  fuddled,  loaded,  pie-eyed,  pissed,  pixilated,  plastered,  potty,  slopped,  sloshed,  smashed,  soaked,  soused,  sozzled,  squiffy,  stiff,  tiddly,  tiddley,  tight,  tipsy,  wet 
  =>  bibulous,  boozy,  drunken,  sottish 
  =>  doped,  drugged,  narcotized,  narcotised 
  =>  half-seas-over 
  =>  high,  mellow 
  =>  hopped-up,  stoned 
 
  Sense  2 
  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  serious)  ->  frivolous 
 
  Sense  3 
  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorless)  ->  colorful,  colourful 
 
  Sense  4 
  unplayful  (vs.  playful),  serious,  sober 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sober 
 
  4  senses  of  sober 
 
  Sense  1 
  sober  (vs.  intoxicated) 
  =>  cold  sober,  stone-sober 
  =>  dry,  teetotal 
  =>  uninebriated,  unintoxicated 
 
  Sense  2 
  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn 
  =>  serious  (vs.  frivolous) 
 
  Sense  3 
  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre 
  =>  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
 
  Sense  4 
  unplayful  (vs.  playful),  serious,  sober 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sober 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  sober 
 
  Sense  4 
  unplayful  (vs.  playful),  serious,  sober 
  =>  playfulness,  fun 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sober 
 
  sober  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sober 
  cold  sober 
  sober 
  sobering 
  sobersided 
  stone-sober 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sober 
 
  The  verb  sober  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  sober  --  (cause  to  become  sober;  "A  sobering  thought") 
  2.  sober  up  sober  --  (become  more  realistic;  "After  thinking  about  the  potential  consequences  of  his  plan  he  sobered  up") 
  3.  sober  up  sober  --  (become  sober  after  excessive  alcohol  consumption;  "Keep  him  in  bed  until  he  sobers  up") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sober 
 
  The  adj  sober  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  sober  --  (not  affected  by  a  chemical  substance  (especially  alcohol)) 
  2.  (5)  grave,  sedate,  sober,  solemn  --  (dignified  and  somber  in  manner  or  character  and  committed  to  keeping  promises;  "a  grave  God-fearing  man";  "a  quiet  sedate  nature";  "as  sober  as  a  judge";  "a  solemn  promise";  "the  judge  was  solemn  as  he  pronounced  sentence") 
  3.  (1)  drab,  sober,  somber,  sombre  --  (lacking  brightness  or  color;  dull;  "drab  faded  curtains";  "sober  Puritan  gray";  "children  in  somber  brown  clothes") 
  4.  unplayful,  serious,  sober  --  (completely  lacking  in  playfulness) 

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