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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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But he views the trajectory of icons like Hatton as a sobering warning.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

It looked a pretty sobering weekend for McLaren to be so far off the pace after being the best car the last couple of years.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

These are dutiful, sobering acts of mourning — Seftel’s is the probable awardee.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Even in a flight to safety, if spirits start to stumble, the message from staples could quickly turn sobering.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

It was sobering and yet they seemed bent upon pretending that nothing unusual had happened.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison