sober C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈsoʊbɚ/ UK /ˈsəʊbə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not drunk; serious, solemn, or restrained He gave a sober account of the dangers ahead. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not drunk; serious, solemn,... abstemioustemperateserioussolemngraverestrainedsedatedispassionate ↔ Opposites drunkintoxicatedfrivolousgiddytipsy Word family Forms soberly Derived forms soberlysobernesssobering Related forms sobriety Etymology AI details From Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius ('not drunk, temperate'), from sē-/sō- ('without') + a root related to ēbrius ('drunk'). sobre Old French sōbrius Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sober **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsoʊbɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsəʊbə/ ## Meanings 1. not drunk; serious, solemn, or restrained ## Examples - He gave a sober account of the dangers ahead. ## Synonyms - abstemious - temperate - serious - solemn - grave - restrained - sedate - dispassionate ## Antonyms - drunk - intoxicated - frivolous - giddy - tipsy ## Derived Forms - soberly - soberness - sobering ## Related Forms - sobriety ## Roots and Affixes - Root: sobre - Root: sōbrius ## Etymology From Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius ('not drunk, temperate'), from sē-/sō- ('without') + a root related to ēbrius ('drunk'). ## AI Etymology Sober is from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius ('not drunk, temperate'), from sē-/sō- ('without') + a root related to ēbrius ('drunk'). In present-day use, it means not drunk; serious, solemn, or restrained. Derived formations include soberly, soberness, and sobering. Related vocabulary includes sobriety. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown