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sobering |
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 -------------- 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 sobering The adj sobering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sobering -- (tending to make sober or more serious; "the news had a sobering effect") Antonyms of adj sobering 1 sense of sobering Sense 1 sobering INDIRECT (VIA serious) -> frivolous Similarity of adj sobering 1 sense of sobering Sense 1 sobering => serious (vs. frivolous) Attributes of adj sobering Familiarity of adj sobering sobering used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj sobering sobering 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 sobering The adj sobering has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sobering -- (tending to make sober or more serious; "the news had a sobering effect")
sobering definition
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