Plastered
Plastered adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.
Usage example: I don't believe it: you're totally plastered at your own dinner party
Sober
Sober adjective - Not having one's mind affected by alcohol.
Usage example: it's important to stay sober if you're going to be driving a car
Both words in one sentence
- If everyone else is getting plastered, this character is sitting comfortably out of the way and enjoying the show, completely sober.
Source: Never Gets Drunk - While at times he shown to be so plastered as to be unable to maintain his Obfuscating Stupidity, at other times he's been able to snap sober in a blink.
Source: Playing Drunk -
He's useless when he's plastered, but he's worse than useless when he's sober.
Source: Literature / Everworld
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Sober and Plastered. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plastered/sober
Plastered & Sober. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plastered/sober>.
Sober or Plastered. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plastered/sober.
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