sober
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to become sober
A sobering thought
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
Related & opposite
- drunk antonym
- sobriety derivation
- cold sober similar to
- drug-free similar to
- teetotal similar to
- uninebriated similar to
Sense 3 verb
become more realistic
After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
Types & categories
- become hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
a grave God-fearing man
Related & opposite
- graveness derivation
- sedateness derivation
- solemnity derivation
- serious similar to
Sense 5 verb
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
Keep him in bed until he sobers up
Types & categories
- become hypernym
Related & opposite
- booze entails
Sense 6 adjective
lacking brightness or color; dull
drab faded curtains
Related & opposite
- somberness derivation
- colorless similar to
Sense 7 adjective
completely lacking in playfulness
Related & opposite
- playful antonym
- playfulness attribute
- serious-mindedness derivation
- graveness derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | drunk |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sobriety |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cold sober |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | drug-free |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | teetotal |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | uninebriated |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | become |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | graveness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sedateness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | solemnity |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | serious |
| 5 | entails | Related & opposite | booze |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | become |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | somberness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | colorless |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | playful |
| 7 | attribute | Related & opposite | playfulness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | serious-mindedness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | graveness |