sobers up
Shakes off intoxication
To sober up is to become less drunk as the effects of alcohol wear off: He needed a few hours to sober up before driving.
The phrase extends to any return to clearheadedness after intoxication or excess.
Figuratively, sobering up can mean facing reality after a period of delusion or enthusiasm: The stock market crash sobered everyone up.
Substance removal process
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
healing · twelve-step · therapy · counseling · support · temperance · abstention · renewal
Becomes conscious again
- revivedRestored to consciousness
- clear-headedAble to think rationally
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
focused · aware · conscious · attentive · roused · refreshed · cognizant · responsive
State of being answerable
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
prudence · reliability · commitment · steadfastness · dependability · conscientiousness · integrity · priorities
Mutual mass attraction
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- consequencesResults of actions taken
perspective · clarity · understanding · insight · awareness · recognition · epiphany
detox
Substance removal process
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
abstinence · healing · twelve-step · therapy · counseling · support · temperance · abstention · renewal · restoration
awakens
Becomes conscious again
- revivedRestored to consciousness
- clear-headedAble to think rationally
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
sharp · focused · aware · conscious · attentive · roused · refreshed · cognizant · responsive · perceptive
responsibility
State of being answerable
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
judgment · prudence · reliability · commitment · steadfastness · dependability · conscientiousness · integrity · priorities · adulthood
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
- seriousnessEarnest, weighty demeanor
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
- reflectionReturned light or thought
consequences · perspective · clarity · understanding · insight · awareness · recognition · epiphany
sobers upgets drunk
Becomes inebriated from alcohol
gets high · ties one on · hits the bottle · binges · relapses
sobers upzones out
Becomes mentally absent
loses control · clouds over · blacks out · spaces out · passes out
sober, sobers, sobered, sobering, soberly, soberness, sobriety