Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sober in British Collocation
sober
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ˈsəʊbə(r)/
completely
completely
entirely
perfectly
totally
He seemed a bit excited but perfectly sober when I met him.
fairly
fairly
quite
reasonably
relatively
Take a drink, by all means, but try to say relatively sober.
keep someone
remain
stay
If I stay sober, will I turn into a boring person?
account
analysis
assessment
judgment
reflection
reminder
warning
The report is a sober assessment of where we are and what we should do to meet our targets.