Definitions

clear-headed

ADJECTIVE

bright

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brilliant sharp smart

WEAK

Einstein acute advanced alert astute aware brainy clever discerning eggheaded having smarts ingenious inventive keen knowing precocious quick quick-witted whiz kid wide-awake

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull slow stupid unintelligent unstylish

WEAK

black cloudy dark depressed depressing doleful dreary dusky gloomy horrible light murky normal obscure pale pastel somber threatening typical unaware unhappy unpromising

ADJECTIVE

sober

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calm restrained sedate serious

STRONG

abstaining controlled dry moderate steady

WEAK

abstemious abstinent ascetic cold sober continent nonindulgent not drunk on the wagon self-possessed temperate took the pledge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitated excitable excited

WEAK

drunk immoderate inebriated irrational

ADJECTIVE

sober

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dark disciplined dispassionate down-to-earth earnest levelheaded low-key lucid no-nonsense practical quiet rational realistic reasonable restrained sedate serene serious solemn somber staid subdued

STRONG

abnegating abstaining collected composed constrained cool eschewing forgoing grave inhibited plain reserved sound steady

WEAK

cold drab hard-boiled imperturbable pacific severe soft toned-down unexcited unimpassioned unruffled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitated boisterous cheerful excitable excited flippant frivolous funny happy impractical insincere irrational light nervous trivial troubled unimportant unrealistic unreasonable unserious upset

STRONG

annoyed friendly worried

WEAK

drunk immoderate inebriated

Example Sentences

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"Patients need to wake up clear-headed, alert and oriented, and ideally pain-free. With better pain management, the stress response is curtailed."

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

He seems fairly clear-headed about his tenuous grasp on life, but Numa nonetheless encourages him to keep the faith.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2024

"Our paper explains why and how building cooperative governance at the global scale is different, and helps researchers and policymakers be more clear-headed about how to work toward global solutions," says Waring.

From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2024

Waves might come at different times, making it impossible to be clear-headed or productive during working hours.

From Reuters • May 19, 2022

I know a compliment when I hear it, but I was reluctant to accept as I was just beginning to feel clear-headed again.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

clear-headed

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