stone cold sober
Entirely without alcohol
Completely and unquestionably sober—not having consumed any alcohol or drugs whatsoever.
The phrase intensifies ordinary sobriety, emphasizing there's no trace of intoxication: I was stone cold sober and still couldn't believe what I was seeing.
Often used to stress that one's perceptions or actions weren't impaired.
- abstinentRefraining from pleasures
- clear-headedAble to think rationally
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
unaltered · clean-living · rational · on the wagon · alcohol-free · determined · white knuckle · resolute · grounded · temperate · disciplined · serious · self-controlled · unclouded · mindful · teetotal · lifestyle change · detoxification
- drunkennessdrunk, tipsy, buzzed, intoxicated, inebriated
stone cold soberblackout drunk
Intoxicated beyond memory formation
wasted · hammered · plastered · blind drunk · dead drunk
stone cold soberout of one's mind
Mentally unhinged
incoherent · delirious · incapacitated · impaired · addled
stone, cold, sober, stones, stoned, stoning, stony, stonily, stoniness