uninebriated
Definition
- 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).
Adjective
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not inebriated
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