not intoxicated or drunk.

habitually temperate, esp. in the use of liquor.

quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons.

marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc.

a sober occasion.

subdued in tone, as color; not gay or showy, as clothes.

free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration

sober facts.

showing self-control

sober restraint.

sane or rational

a sober solution to the problem.

to make or become sober

(often fol. by up

adjective

drunk , inebriated , excited , immoderate , irrational

adjective

abstaining , abstemious , abstinent , ascetic , calm , clear-headed , cold sober , continent , controlled , dry , moderate , nonindulgent , not drunk , on the wagon * , restrained , sedate , self-possessed , serious , steady , temperate , took the pledge , abnegating , cold , collected , composed , constrained , cool , dark , disciplined , dispassionate , down-to-earth * , drab , earnest , eschewing , forgoing , grave , hard-boiled * , imperturbable , inhibited , levelheaded , low-key , lucid , no-nonsense , pacific , plain , practical , quiet , rational , realistic , reasonable , reserved , serene , severe , soft , solemn , somber , sound , staid , subdued , toned down , unexcited , unimpassioned , unruffled , down-to-earth , hard , hardheaded , matter-of-fact , objective , pragmatic , pragmatical , prosaic , tough-minded , unromantic , abstentious , ailing , demure , dull , gentle , grim , humble , peaceful , placid , regular , sane , self-controlled , subdue , unintoxicated