Sober
adjective
Not drunk or affected by alcohol.
He's been sober for a couple of years now.
Often appears as...
- stay sober
- sober up
adjective
Serious, sensible, and solemn.
His face took on a sober expression.
Often appears as...
- sober assessment
- sober reminder
adjective
Having or showing a very serious attitude or quality.
He is a sober, hardworking farmer.
Often appears as...
- sober reflection
- sober thought
verb
To make or become more serious, sensible, and solemn, or to make or become sober after drinking alcohol.
He needed a few minutes to sober up.
Often appears as...
- sober up
- sober down
adjective
Not drunk or affected by alcohol.
He's been sober for a couple of years now.
Often appears as...
- stay sober
- sober up
adjective
Serious, sensible, and solemn.
His face took on a sober expression.
Often appears as...
- sober assessment
- sober reminder
adjective
Having or showing a very serious attitude or quality.
He is a sober, hardworking farmer.
Often appears as...
- sober reflection
- sober thought
verb
To make or become more serious, sensible, and solemn, or to make or become sober after drinking alcohol.
He needed a few minutes to sober up.
Often appears as...
- sober up
- sober down
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Alcohol Abstinence
Used to describe someone who doesn't drink alcohol at all, especially after quitting.
After his health scare, he remained completely sober.
Pro Tip 2/2Recovery Journey
Often used to discuss the process of recovering from alcohol addiction.
She attends meetings to help her stay sober.
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It's OK to feel...
Here's what you have to keep in mind, though, and this is what I keep reminding people. Right now, in my own personal sphere, there is more need than I have resources to fix. So I have to begin with that reality, and I have to have the courage to sit in that reality soberly
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How we must respond to...
We're using a lot of the great capacity that was built up for those polio activities to try and help the developing countries respond to this very well. And that is appropriate, but the message from me, although it's very sober when we're dealing with this epidemic,
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The urgent need for...
opposite in this country and I think this kind of space will invite us to do the hard sobering unclamp for the Flemish and look at this truth and I think it has the kind of architectural integrity that makes it possible for even those of us who are
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Sober reminder of how deadly this disease is. My twin sister Audrey, she had such a big heart. Growing up, we used to call each other our built-in best friends for life. 'Cause we always thought that we would have each other,
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Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's...
like you've always got two choices. One, you can swirl and twirl and gloom and doom forever, or two, you can grieve and then face the future with newly sober eyes. Having a great attitude is about choosing option number two,
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The 3 A's of awesome -...
gloom and doom forever or two you can grieve and then face the future with newly sober eyes having a great attitude is about choosing option number two and choosing no matter how difficult it is no matter what pain hits
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Finding Freedom in a...
we living it and hopefully bringing it alive for people in today's world in a way that perhaps they're not taught in school it's not written about exactly what be the last of the last no I was there and I know sober you
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Cities That Are Saving...
the ingenuity with which we continue to reshape the surface of our planet is very striking but it's also sobering it reminds me of just how easy it is for to lose our connection with the natural world
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Earthrise: The Story of...
it was a very very sobering look to see this beautiful little blue marble in the middle of all that darkness and you realize how lonely we really are on this wonderful world and I think it I think
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12 truths I learned from...
Also, you can't save, fix or rescue any of them or get anyone sober. What helped me get clean and sober 30 years ago was the catastrophe of my behavior and thinking.
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It's OK to feel...
Here's what you have to keep in mind, though, and this is what I keep reminding people. Right now, in my own personal sphere, there is more need than I have resources to fix. So I have to begin with that reality, and I have to have the courage to sit in that reality soberly
Video examples
How we must respond to...
We're using a lot of the great capacity that was built up for those polio activities to try and help the developing countries respond to this very well. And that is appropriate, but the message from me, although it's very sober when we're dealing with this epidemic,
Video examples
The urgent need for...
opposite in this country and I think this kind of space will invite us to do the hard sobering unclamp for the Flemish and look at this truth and I think it has the kind of architectural integrity that makes it possible for even those of us who are
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
Sober reminder of how deadly this disease is. My twin sister Audrey, she had such a big heart. Growing up, we used to call each other our built-in best friends for life. 'Cause we always thought that we would have each other,
Video examples
Neil Pasricha: The 3 A's...
like you've always got two choices. One, you can swirl and twirl and gloom and doom forever, or two, you can grieve and then face the future with newly sober eyes. Having a great attitude is about choosing option number two,
Video examples
The 3 A's of awesome -...
gloom and doom forever or two you can grieve and then face the future with newly sober eyes having a great attitude is about choosing option number two and choosing no matter how difficult it is no matter what pain hits
Video examples
Finding Freedom in a...
we living it and hopefully bringing it alive for people in today's world in a way that perhaps they're not taught in school it's not written about exactly what be the last of the last no I was there and I know sober you
Video examples
Cities That Are Saving...
the ingenuity with which we continue to reshape the surface of our planet is very striking but it's also sobering it reminds me of just how easy it is for to lose our connection with the natural world
Video examples
Earthrise: The Story of...
it was a very very sobering look to see this beautiful little blue marble in the middle of all that darkness and you realize how lonely we really are on this wonderful world and I think it I think
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12 truths I learned from...
Also, you can't save, fix or rescue any of them or get anyone sober. What helped me get clean and sober 30 years ago was the catastrophe of my behavior and thinking.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
As supportive as my hometown is, in my high school, there are people who would probably walk up to me and punch me in the face. There's a select few that will never like me. They don't like what I stand for. They don't like somebody who stands for being sober, who stands for anything happy. They're going to be negative no matter what.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.
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Steve-O
British Celebrity
Anybody that's not supportive of me staying sober obviously has to go. But on the other hand, there are not really a lot of people who don't want me to stay sober. I was a nightmare.
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Nita Strauss
American Musician
The thing that drove me, and the thing that still drives me today to stay sober is all the blessings that have come into my life since this happened.
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Frankie Grande
American Dancer
I am a new man, and the man you see before you is the one I was always meant to be. This decision to be sober is a lifetime decision.
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Tracey Emin
English Artist
All the mistakes I've ever made in my life have been when I've been drunk. I haven't made hardly any mistakes sober, ever, ever.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
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Rob Halford
English Musician
When I got clean and sober, that was a major change in my life.
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Lincoln Steffens
American Journalist
The Russian people, sober, are said to be a gentle people.
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Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
I'm totally clean and sober my whole life.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
As supportive as my hometown is, in my high school, there are people who would probably walk up to me and punch me in the face. There's a select few that will never like me. They don't like what I stand for. They don't like somebody who stands for being sober, who stands for anything happy. They're going to be negative no matter what.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober.
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Steve-O
British Celebrity
Anybody that's not supportive of me staying sober obviously has to go. But on the other hand, there are not really a lot of people who don't want me to stay sober. I was a nightmare.
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Nita Strauss
American Musician
The thing that drove me, and the thing that still drives me today to stay sober is all the blessings that have come into my life since this happened.
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Frankie Grande
American Dancer
I am a new man, and the man you see before you is the one I was always meant to be. This decision to be sober is a lifetime decision.
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Tracey Emin
English Artist
All the mistakes I've ever made in my life have been when I've been drunk. I haven't made hardly any mistakes sober, ever, ever.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
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Rob Halford
English Musician
When I got clean and sober, that was a major change in my life.
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Lincoln Steffens
American Journalist
The Russian people, sober, are said to be a gentle people.
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Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
I'm totally clean and sober my whole life.
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