sober

About 4.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not drunk; not intoxicated.
2. adjective Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
3. adjective Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
4. adjective Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
5. adjective Dull; not bright or colorful.
6. adjective Subdued; solemn; grave.
7. adjective Poor; feeble.
8. verb To make or become sober.

   His expression sobered.

Similar words

teetotal colourless dry unintoxicated serious sedate unplayful uninebriated drab sombre

Often followed by

and man up truth in judgment as enough men

Word family

sobered soberer soberest sobering soberly soberness sobernesses sobers