Brooding and Sober

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Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

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Sober and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sober" instead an adjective "Brooding".

Nearby Words: brood, broody, brooded, brooder

Sober adjective - Not having one's mind affected by alcohol.

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Brooding and sober are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Sober".

Nearby Words: soberly, soberness, sobering, sobered

After his first season didn't go down that well, the production team decided to sober him up, taking away his more annoying quirks and adding a more mysterious, brooding depth to him.

Source: Rescued From The Scrappy Heap / Live-Action TV

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