Flip
Flip adjective - Making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred.
Usage example: made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman
Sober
Sober adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Usage example: a sober reply to what was only a teasing comment
Common collocations
| time | flip time | sober time |
Both words in one sentence
- There's a interesting case when the six-year sober Pete goes through a un-intentional "Freaky Friday" Flip with his female partner Myka... who was at her High School Reunion and had just downed three vodka martinis. Oops.
Source: Off the Wagon
Cite this Source
Sober and Flip. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flip/sober
Flip & Sober. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flip/sober>.
Sober or Flip. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flip/sober.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "flip" and "sober" have occurred on timeline