Synonyms for sobriety
səˈbraɪ ɪ ti, soʊ-so·bri·ety

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1. sobrietynoun

   The quality or state of not being intoxicated.

   Antonyms:
   drunkenness, intoxication

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1. sobriety

   Abstinence from food commonly signifies going without; abstemiousness, partaking moderately; abstinence may be for a single occasion, abstemiousness is habitual moderation. Self-denial is giving up what one wishes; abstinence may be refraining from what one does not desire. Fasting is abstinence from food for a limited time, and generally for religious reasons. Sobriety and temperance signify maintaining a quiet, even temper by moderate indulgence in some things, complete abstinence from others. We speak of temperance in eating, but of abstinence from vice. Total abstinence has come to signify the entire abstaining from intoxicating liquors.

   Synonyms:
   abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, temperance

   Antonyms:
   drunkenness, excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness

   Preposition:
   The negative side of virtue is abstinence from vice.

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1. sobriety

   Synonyms:
   soberness, temperance, abstemiousness

   Antonyms:
   intemperance

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1. soberness, sobrietynoun

   the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

   Synonyms:
   sombreness, graveness, dryness, gravity, temperance, somberness, soberness

2. sobriety, drynessnoun

   moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

   Synonyms:
   sombreness, graveness, dryness, gravity, temperance, somberness, dispassionateness, xerotes, dispassion, soberness, waterlessness

3. graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombrenessnoun

   a manner that is serious and solemn

   Synonyms:
   sombreness, solemnity, gloom, graveness, dryness, gravity, gravitational attraction, gloominess, temperance, somberness, gravitation, gravitational force, soberness

4. sobriety, temperancenoun

   abstaining from excess

   Synonyms:
   sombreness, graveness, dryness, gravity, moderation, temperance, somberness, soberness

Matched Categories

1. • Abstinence
   • Seriousness
   • Temperance
   • Temporary State

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1. sobrietynoun

   Synonyms:
   temperance, abstemiousness, abstinence

2. sobrietynoun

   Synonyms:
   calmness, coolness, sedateness, soberness, demureness, thoughtfulness, gravity

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1. sobrietynoun

   Synonyms:
   soberness, gravity

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1. List of paraphrases for "sobriety":

   abstinence

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How to use sobriety in a sentence?

1. Henry Ward Beecher:

   Laughter is day, and sobriety is night; a smile is the twilight that hovers gently between both, more bewitching than either.

2. Amy Locane-Bovenizer:

   It takes you away from the ego, i learned to remove [my] ego. When I make a decision, I think about other people and how they’re going to be affected by it, not just me, me, me. And you have to be willing to do all of these things. You can’t just say, ‘This will look good if I do it.’ You really have to be committed 100 percent. And I really believe if you throw yourself into sobriety, it works.

3. Assistant Police Chief Todd Strickland:

   There were signs of impairment due to the... field sobriety test that we gave Ashton Baza, and that was part of the investigation... and why Ashton Baza was arrested.

4. Lillo Brancato:

   Sobriety is something that can be a challenge every single day.

5. Henry David Thoreau:

   Sobriety, severity, and self-respect are the foundations of all true sociality.