uninebriated

Thân thiện

A driver remains uninebriated at a social gathering.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not under the influence of alcohol; sober: Describes a person who has not consumed alcohol or whose mental and physical faculties are not impaired by it. This is the direct opposite of "inebriated" or "intoxicated."

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • After being the designated driver, he remained uninebriated for the entire evening.
  • The police officer confirmed the suspect was completely uninebriated during the interview.

Advanced Usage

• Legal and Formal Contexts: The term is often used in official reports, medical examinations, or legal testimony to state definitively that an individual was sober.
  • The court required proof that the witness was uninebriated at the time of the event.

Variants and Related Words

• Sober (adj): The most common synonym, meaning not affected by alcohol.
• Inebriated (adj): The direct antonym, meaning drunk or intoxicated.
• Unintoxicated (adj): A near-synonym with a very similar meaning.

Synonyms

• Sober
• Clear-headed
• Abstinent
• Unintoxicated

Antonyms

• Inebriated
• Intoxicated
• Drunk
• Tipsy

Notes on Usage

• Formality: "Uninebriated" is a more formal, clinical, or legal term. In everyday conversation, "sober" is far more common.
• Construction: It is a negated adjective formed by adding the prefix "un-" to "inebriated." It is typically used in its base form and is not commonly used in comparative or superlative degrees (e.g., "more uninebriated" is unusual).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not inebriated

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unintoxicated