Antonyms 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.

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

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

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

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1. sobriety

   Antonyms:
   intemperance

   Synonyms:
   soberness, temperance, abstemiousness

Matched Categories

1. • Abstinence
   • Seriousness
   • Temperance
   • Temporary State

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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

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1. sobrietynoun

   Synonyms:
   soberness, gravity

How to use sobriety in a sentence?

1. Wendy Williams:

   Addressing my sobriety, my addiction head-on has really helped me sort out every single compartment in my life, i have a commitment to me and my son to come out of here better, stronger and faster than ever and by the way, I will still commit cause youll forget about my business any moment now I commit that the motto of this show will always be their business is our business!

2. Elijah Cummings:

   Rank-and-file officers are being stopped from doing what they are told to do. what's wrong with [conducting] a sobriety test? It's basic policing.

3. David Lucas:

   By the time the first DNR Officer arrived on scene (Officer [Austin] Pritcher), all occupants of the boat except for Anthony Cook and Mallory Beach had been transported to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, there was no opportunity for DNR to administer Field Sobriety Tests (FST) in this case.

4. The Grammy winner:

   I finally summoned up the courage to say 3 words that would change my life :' I need help,' thank The Grammy winner to all the selfless people who have helped me on my journey through sobriety.

5. Brad McLeod:

   My intention for [Sober Motivation], my hope for it, is that it can help people feel like they’re not alone and maybe there’s something in somebody’s story that they can relate to, to either keep going with their own sobriety or maybe people can use it as a place to get started.

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