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Definitions

sobering

[soh-ber-ing] / ˈsoʊ bər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
serious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dangerous deep difficult far-reaching grievous important major meaningful severe significant tough urgent
WEAK
arduous fateful fell formidable grave grim hard heavy laborious meaning business menacing momentous no joke no laughing matter of consequence operose out for blood playing hard ball pressing smoking strenuous strictly business threatening ugly unamusing unhumorous worrying
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm easy facile friendly insignificant little meaningless minor small trivial unimportant worthless
WEAK
flippant funny happy light unserious

Example Sentences

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The numbers get more sobering as one reads on.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Arsenal remain in a superb position in the Premier League and have the Champions League and FA Cup in their sights, but this was a sobering and disappointing day for the Gunners.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The words were a sobering declaration for any Fed chair, let alone one who until recently had spent his eight years avoiding public conflict with the president.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

However, this sobering trip to the Nou Camp felt another timely reminder of the gap Newcastle have to bridge.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Another sobering accident happened in the dark when Galina “Galya” Dokutovich, one of the navigators, returned from a nighttime flight mission that summer.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.