Adjective sobering has 1 sense
- sobering - tending to make sober or more serious; "the news had a sobering effect"
Antonym: frivolous (indirect, via serious)
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Verb sober has 3 senses
- sober - cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
The bad news will sober him
The performance is likely to sober Sue
- sober up, sober - become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up"
--2 is one way to become, go, get
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- sober up, sober - become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him in bed until he sobers up"
--3 is one way to become, go, get
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
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