Definition: become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
Usage: Keep him in bed until he sobers up
Definition: become more realistic
Usage: After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
Main entry: sober
Definition: cause to become sober
Usage: A sobering thought
Main entry: sober, somber, sombre, drab
Definition: lacking brightness or color; dull
Usage: drab faded curtains; sober Puritan grey; children in somber brown clothes
Main entry: sober
Definition: not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
Main entry: sober, solemn, sedate, grave
Definition: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Usage: 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
Main entry: sober, serious, unplayful
Definition: completely lacking in playfulness