GRE vocabulary
sobriety
the quality of being serious, restrained, or temperate
In a sentence
Sobriety in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing sobriety in a sentence.
The occasion called for sobriety rather than celebration.
Synonyms
Antonyms
frivolityexcess
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Common questions
Questions about “sobriety”
Sobriety (noun) means the quality of being serious, restrained, or temperate
Here is sobriety used in an example sentence: "The occasion called for sobriety rather than celebration."
Common synonyms for sobriety include seriousness, temperance, gravity.
Antonyms of sobriety include frivolity, excess.
Sobriety is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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