adj. 25B6; adjective
the driver was clearly sober : NOT DRUNK, clear-headed; teetotal, abstinent, abstemious, dry; informal on the wagon.
a sober view of life : SERIOUS, solemn, sensible, thoughtful, grave, sombre, staid, level-headed, businesslike, down-to-earth, commonsensical, pragmatic, conservative; unemotional, dispassionate, objective, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, rational, logical, straightforward; Scottish douce.
a sober suit : SOMBRE, subdued, severe; conventional, traditional, quiet, drab, plain.
drunk, frivolous, sensational, flamboyant.
25B6; verb
I ought to sober up : BECOME SOBER; informal dry out.
his expression sobered her : MAKE SERIOUS, subdue, calm down, quieten, steady; bring down to earth, make someone stop and think, give someone pause for thought.