sober
adjective, so·ber·er, so·ber·est.
verb (used with or without object)
Origin of sober
Synonyms for sober
Antonyms for sober
Related Words for sobering
major, grievous, dangerous, deep, far-reaching, urgent, severe, important, significant, tough, meaningful, difficult, dim, mitigate, dampen, temper, restrain, soften, modulate, arduousExamples from the Web for sobering
Contemporary Examples of sobering
A sobering article on gang rape inside a UVA fraternity has Wahoo alumni like myself up in arms.
For these people the disaster over the Mojave Desert is a sobering wake-up call.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and HyperboleClive Irving
November 1, 2014
What Webb offers is a sobering, moralistic way of looking at the world.
A sobering CollegeHumor video reflects on the social consequences of every single activity in your daily life.
It is sobering and extremely disappointing to find that heroes of past generations played it so close to the dark side.
Thank You for Smoking: How Big Tobacco Created the ‘Type A’ Personality MythKent Sepkowitz
July 9, 2014
Historical Examples of sobering
Such inelastic lessons, given time to soak in, were sobering.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
He was even able to indulge himself in a quiet, sobering grin at his own folly.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
This sobering blow which had fallen on it had probably not come before it was needed.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Helen, too, noted the effect in his sobering eyes, and was resentfully glad.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
Gregory nodded bleakly, sobering at once, and swallowed the pellet.
HomesickLyn Venable